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“Since I can hear you’re not alone, I’ll ot an interview in two days at Sports Central in New York”

I shot halfway up before sinking back down and rubbing Zara’s back “You serious?”

“No, I called you on the phone like a psycho to screw around with you”

She rolled away, snuggling deeper into the blankets and pillows, leaving a cold spot on my chest

“What time?”

“Eleven Try to be awake before noon that day”

“You did it” Could Hunter hear the awe in my voice? Because it was there

“Pulling strings is what I do best You’re in the door Now get it over the goal line”

“I will”

He ended the call and I sank into the pillows This was my shot A Hail Mary pass In two days, I’d have ame I loved, even if it was in a different capacity

Zara flipped over and brushed the hair out of her face “Morning” Her voice was rough and sleepy and sexy as fuck “Who was that?”

“Hunter”

“Was he trying to get you to sle parakeets across the border?”

“No” The words stalled in my throat If I told her about the interview and I bombed, it would be another tally mark on the Leo’s a fuck-up score board “It was a party invite”

“So early in the ” She scrunched up her face in disapproval