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“You didn’t tell us you had an overnight guest,” the other e T-shirt she still wore, which obviously belonged to Maddux “Maybe Tempest and I should come back later to hear the details on Theodore?”
Maddux shook his head “She isn’t the kind of guest you’re insinuating,” he corrected his sibling, who’d pegged her as a one-night stand or so si, “This is Arabella Cole”
Maddux didn’t beat around the bush, and that announceasped in shock, and Hunter’s entire body stiffened as he now glared at Arabella as if she were persona non grata, which she supposed she was Jesus, her father had clearly done such ee to all of them
Te with confusion “Madduxwhat’s going on?”
“Clearly, we need to talk,” Hunter snapped heatedly before Maddux could reply
“Yes, we do,” Maddux agreed gruffly, and jerked his head toward the opposite side of the apartment “In my office”
Maddux started in that direction, and Hunter and Teers at her with his rage-filled gaze, and though his sister’s disapproving froasn’t nearly as threatening, Arabella definitely felt their resentment
She re on the barstool until she heard a door close Maddux’s office must have been well insulated, because she couldn’t hear anything after that, not that she wanted to be privy to whatever heated conversation the trio were about to have about her
Not sure what to do in the meantime, she cleared their breakfast plates, did all the dishes, and cleaned the kitchen stove and countertops She went back to Maddux’s bedrooown off the floor to hang it up She was nothing if not neat and orderly, and that wouldn’t change just because she lived in someone else’s house
Her cell phone fell out of the pocket and hit the ground with a dull thud, and she retrieved the device, which was her only lifeline to her father After putting her dress in the closet, she unlocked her phone to find at least a dozen calls and texts fro froht’s stress and the fact that she’d had to give hilycerin pills to ease his chest pain
She quickly scrolled through Gavin’s erent threats and bluster toward her captor and swearing that Maddux was going to pay for abducting her Arabella rolled her eyes at that She hadn’t been taken hostage, not when she’d consciously offered herself to Maddux, so Gavin’s claims and intimidation tactics were pointless He just didn’t like the fact that some other man had permission to touch what he’d perceived as his He’d completely flip out if he knew just how much she wanted Maddux to do all sorts of deliciously sinful things to her
Ignoring everything relating to Gavin, she instead called her father’s number She just needed to hear his voice and know that he was okay
“Arabella,” he answered, sounding more subdued than the self-assured parent she was used to or the spiteful ht when confronted by Maddux “Are you okay? Has he hurt you at all?”
“No I’m fine, Father I swear,” she quickly assured him as she sat down on the leather bench at the foot of the bed, where Maddux had left his tuxedo, pants, and shirt fro those up, too “I’m more concerned about you and your heart”
“I’m better”