“But we can’t go public orPrixtonwon’t take meanymore.”
“Emeric Gorman wouldn’t have it.”
Nix looked up with a frown. “And what if I wasn’t atStormSprintnext year? They can’t comment on relationships outside of the championship, can they?”
Crisstopped walking and snapped, “What are you talking about, boy?”
“What if I took a year out? The E-Bike championship starts next year and that would look good for my image, wouldn’t it,Liv?”
I nodded in small motions.
“Or there’s alwaysMotoBike. They’ve been asking me to switch for years. Maybe, just for a year, I do that. Their open season for new contracts starts next month, but they’ve already contacted me. Then Livid has a year withPrixtonbefore returning to us atCiclati.”
MotoBikewas a shorter championship of only nine races across the year.
“I could do with the break, in all honesty,” he admitted and wrapped his arms around me. “I’ve got other things that need my attention.”
“Nixon,”Criswarned. “Ciclatiwill sue you for going against your contract—”
“It’s just money,” he said, rubbing my shoulder. “And we all know you’ll have me back next year.”
Criswent to speak. Then stopped.
I’d never seen him speechless.
“Anyway,” Nix said, taking my hand on his lap. “An article will be released today and then something else, so we just wanted to give you the heads up.Nazminalready knows.”
“Nazmin knows?” Cris snapped, head flying back a few inches.
“As head of PR forCiclati,Livjust gave her the heads up.”
Criswas clearly exasperated but he said goodbye with a smile and sent us his love.
“Nix,” I said, voice soft. “Are you… are you sure?Ciclatiis—”
“If you say the thing I love most, I will genuinely get your name tattooed on mygoddamnribs to prove otherwise,” he said, leaning over me sitting on the sofa. “If your initials aren’t enough.” He pressed a kiss to my forehead. “But not only that, I’ll make you come so many times, you’ll beg for me to stop. I can show you my love for you with my tongue, with my wallet, with my cock—”
“Got it,” I said and grabbed his top to pull him down on top of me.
Chapter 38
Olivia Quinn’s YouTube Tell-All: What We Learned.
Olivia Quinn and Nixon Armas Official.
VinnyGarvswould have been prosecuted for rape with new evidence.
Police Release Statement in Olivia Quinn and Vinny Garvs Accusation.
The whole world knew we were together now. And Nix was eager to show me off — as his, this time — but we were shocked to notice there were very few pictures of us together.
So he posted the picture of me practically squealing in the jacket he’d bought me.
He’d spoken to the manager ofMotoBikeafter we got off the phone withCrisand already had a contract in his inbox. He knew one of the riders had his number 18 in theMotoBikechampionship, so he’d requested he could have 23. The number on my back.
He’d captioned the photo, ‘My lucky number.’
All the shit felt so far away. On the plane, thousands of miles in the sky, surrounded byCiclatiworkers, who had all hugged me and gave reassuring words — and not so reassuring to Nix, warning him they had my back always — I could happily breathe.
