#Book Blitz #One Hundred Dreams (An Aspen Cove Romance 2) by Kelly Collins @Xpresso Book Tours30/12/2022
One Hundred Dreams
-- EXCERPT: He pulled an envelope from his pocket and handed it to her. “These are my rules.” She seemed to sink in front of him, but it was a momentary muscle lapse before that invisible string pulled her back up. Only this time, it seemed to drag her forward to stand in front of him. She swiped the envelope from his hand and tore open the flap. Once she drew out the single page with his rules, she let the envelope fall to the floor. He watched as her eyes moved across the page. Second by second, they grew until he was sure they’d pop from her skull. She raised her head and stared at him. “Are you serious?” “Why would I give you that if I wasn’t serious?” “It’s a page with one rule. You said rules.” He smiled. “I don’t need more than one.” She glanced at the paper and lifted her head. “You make all the rules?” She stared at him like he’d sprouted a horn in the center of his forehead. “That’s my one rule. Take it or leave it.” Her jaw dropped, and she took a step back. “What are you going to do? Leave?” She tore the page in half and let the pieces fall to the marble floor next to the envelope. “You’re not the boss, and you don’t make the rules.” “Wrong.” He turned around, walked back to the elevator, pushed the button, and waited. “You’re seriously leaving? How am I supposed to get to Colorado?” He took several cleansing breaths before he spun around to face her. “Nothing has changed. You have a flight waiting at Los Angeles International Airport. It will take you to Denver, where you’ll have to get a ride to Aspen Cove. Rent a car. It’s only a few hours’ drive from there to your destination.” She seemed to wobble on her heels. “You’re abandoning me?” He shook his head. “I’m not. I gave you my rules, and you dismissed them. You don’t get to be the top private security firm in the country if you break your own rules, and my only rule is I make the rules.” The elevator door opened, and he stepped inside. “I’ll give you ten minutes to decide. If you’re not down in the lobby by then, I’ll leave. It’s that simple.” She opened her mouth to speak, but the doors closed before she could get a word out.
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