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The price tags are all gone, but something tells me that Beatrice knows exactly how much they cost.
“I can’t afford these, Bea.”
“He’s got it covered.”
“You sure?”
“He might be a dick, but he’s not mean.” She looks up at me. “And I’ve never seen him buy anything for people he wasn’t sleeping with, so...” She smiles. “I think he’s into you.”
I swallow, looking back at the clothes.
Well, shit.
It was all fun and games when this was just a fantasy, but it’s something more now...something darker. Harder.
If Ryan Shadowvale wants me to wear these outfits for him, I’ll do it, but something twists deep inside me. It’s not that I feel embarrassed or uncomfortable being showered with some male attention.
Rather, I want to know what it is that made Ryan decide to care.
I can’t remember the last time a man cared enough to do something like this, and the realization kind of hurts.
6.
Ryan
“Why would you buy her clothes?” Damien looks at me like I’ve completely lost my damn mind. He stares at me like he thinks I’m bonkers, like there’s nothing worse than the fact that I just spent several thousand dollars playing dress up with my new assistant.
“So that she looks good.” I feel like this is obvious. Damien should know better than to ask stupid questions.
“But it’s her job to buy her own clothes.”
“No, it’s her job to look good.”
Damien stares at me.
“You like her already, huh?”
“I do not.”
“You do, but that’s fine.” He waves his hand. I’ve been through assistants before. I’ve been through plenty of them. Most of them were women, which is why I chose Damien very carefully. I wanted to select someone who wasn’t going to be tempting to me.
It’s not really a secret that I’ve slept with my assistants before, but I need something else with Damien.
I need someone I can work with, someone who can keep me on track.
