Total pages in book: 108
Estimated words: 101764 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 509(@200wpm)___ 407(@250wpm)___ 339(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 101764 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 509(@200wpm)___ 407(@250wpm)___ 339(@300wpm)
Something in his tone had uneasiness slithering down my spine. “Okay…”
He closed his eyes and blew out a breath. “She asked, no, begged, me to step into his shoes at the company until he can return.”
I sucked in a breath. Everything in me powerfully revolted against that idea. Ryder didn’t want that. He had plans, dreams, goals, and a clear path to achieve them. My instinct was to tell him how I thought the idea was complete bullshit, and he should tell his mother so in no uncertain terms.
But I held back because I knew this man, and I knew he couldn’t leave his family in a lurch during a crisis.
“What… what did you tell her?” I asked as dread filled me.
He seemed to shrink before my eyes, transforming into an unhappy man I didn’t recognize. My Ryder was full of life. He was arrogant, snarky, and called me on my shit. I’d fallen in love with that man and—
Oh shit.
The realization slammed into me like a wrecking ball.
I fucking loved this man.
He blinked glassy eyes. “I told her yes,” he whispered. “Oh, God, Alex, what have I done?”
I grabbed him in a fierce hug, ignoring the plastic chair’s arm digging into my stomach. “We’ll get through it, Ryder,” I whispered in his ear. “I’m not going anywhere, and we will get you fucking through this together.”
“Promise?” he whispered in an insecure tone so un-Ryder, it broke my heart.
“Yes, Ryder. I promise.”