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“Ni—”

“Take the damn pill, LiLi.”

“First, I’m not an errant child—”

“If you don’t take the pill voluntarily, Lyric, I’m gonna make it my mission to make you,” Doom warned.

I took the pill.

It wasn’t lost on me that my sisters couldn’t stop looking between me and Doom, a bit like they were watching a tennis match, and I decided I’d had enough. “I’d appreciate it if y’all would fuck off now, so I can get some work done.”

“Jaxon’s carrying everything into the dressing room, so I’ll go grab your laptop,” Harmony offered.

“Thanks,” I said, and my sisters went their separate way.

Doom, however, lingered.

“You can go too,” I said.

He leaned down. “Open.”

“Open what?”

“Your mouth.” He crossed his arms. “For now.”

I shivered even as I wrinkled my nose. “I will not.”

“Did you cheek your meds?”

“What?” I snapped. “No.”

“Open so I can see.”

“Oh my god, Lincoln—”

He leaned in, almost nose-to-nose with me, and whispered a sexy threat, “If you don’t want me to kiss you, and investigate personally if that pill went down your throat, you better open your goddamn mouth.”

Call me crazy, but I suddenly wanted him to kiss me.

Instead, I opened my mouth and raised my tongue.

Doom looked as disappointed as I felt as he stood again.

“Doom!”

We both looked to see a woman waving him over. I didn’t recognize her, but I deduced it was one of Wynn’s assistants. Wynn was organizing the auction and I know she’d asked several firefighters to help her with it.

“Fuck,” he breathed out. “You good?”

I took a deep breath. “As I’ve said,multipletimes, I’m fine.”

“Well, yeah, damn fine, but are you okay?”

“Doom!” she called again.

“Goddammit.”

I cocked my head. “You better go.”