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He'd never been able to forget the look on Julie's face on the yacht when she'd said, "I hate you" Here it was again

"Your ier any concern of mine," she said Then, just in case he wasn't clear that she was severing both their professional and personal relationships, she added, "I'll send your things by courier by this afternoon"

He watched her walk across the parking lot, get in her car, and drive away Just hours ago she was naked on his lap Now she was telling him what a worthless asshole he was As if his father hadn't drummed that into his head every time he blew it on the field his entire childhood

His phone rang "What?"

Jay's voice boos to discuss this fine "

"Make it quick," Ty growled

"Care to confirm a serious relationship with a pretty blonde?"

"Negative" Even if it killed hiet the words out "We were just having fun We're done now"

"Got it," Jay said,smoothly onto his second order of business "Looks like one of the biggest companies in the world wants your name and face attached to their product"

"Whatever," Ty said, not in theas the ood, I'm in"

Jay was uncharacteristically silent for a moment "Great! I told them you wouldn't have any problem with the product"

A warning bell went off "What is it?"

"I kno you feel about alcohol, and you know the League won't let players pro h it But I've found the next big thing and they want you to be their man"

He paused for effect, and Ty suddenly wondered why he hadn't found a new agent a long tio

"Buzzed Cola is going to pay you tenfor one year!"

Ty didn't need the e fan of the new ultra-caffeine drink that everyone swigged like water He knew exactly why the advertisers wanted hi Buzzed Cola, they'd be lining up to buy cases of it Tenit a second thought

Then again, ten o Julie hadn't looked at him like he was the scum of the earth

Tento love him back

Too bad he was such an idiot Julie was never going to stop thinking of hile reason not to act like one

"I'll think about it," he said, hanging up on his agent and calling a local cab company "Hey, I need a ride froave Julie's address, before he reo back to his overinflated excuse for a home

Alone

CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN

As a young child, Julie hadher emotions She'd block out her mother's drunken scenes, she'd convince herself that her father's mistresses really were her nannies, just like he said All of that practice came in handy as she drove Jack hoo inside the beautiful stucco two-story house with him, but he barely let her hit the brakes before he juate into his backyard

Still, she one and she was left sitting in her car, staring at the eer seat that Ty had curled his tall, muscular body into for the past teeks

Ty's final words played on repeat inside her brain; "none of your da for first place on the leaderboard of shame with "You want to knohy your dates aren't interested in you, babe?"

Even though she'd known all along that she was nothing special to hi of the word love, she hadn't thought she would feel so much pain when he finally showed his true colors

Julie drove back to the city, but before she went home, she needed toto be the one to walk away first, to cut every single tie that bound theether

She walked into the Outlaws headquarters and had security buzz Bobby A guy like him worked 24-7 and she had a hunch she'd find hih a list of the people whose lives he planned to ruin now that he'd finished with her

"Bobby Wilson here"

"It's Julie Spencer I need a word Now"

She had to give him points for how quickly he masked his surprise "I can always spare a moment for a pretty lady such as yourself"

Julie ground her teeth together God, she hated being called "pretty lady" every other sentence Maybe it was ti lessons That way she could knock the teeth out of the next guy who acted like she was a Thoroughbred for sale