Becca was probably a cheat as well.
“Revenge,” I murmured.
My father’s words echoed off the corners of my mind. If I wanted to level the playing field, then I needed to make her hurt the way I hurt. And the only way I could think of hurting Maggie was to do to Becca what she did to me. I’d seduce her, sleep with her, treat her like a fucking queen.
Then, discard her like trash so that Maggie saw exactly the kind of fallout she created in my world.
I have to see her.
I jumped up from my chair and ignored Lexie’s questions as I made my way for the stairs. I shoved myself through and headed down a flight of steps before stepping silently onto Becca’s floor. And as I made my way to her office, I peered at her through the parts of the glass that weren’t frosted.
Only to see her hard at work while munching on some carrots.
Despite her and her sister being so close in age, they looked nothing alike. Maggie had always kept herself tight and petite, picking at her lunches and stuffing her body full of rabbit food that no one else wanted to eat. And Becca? Well, she had a body ripe for the picking. Cushions for thighs and a soft, malleable stomach to perch my head upon while I rested after fucking her senseless. Her tits could spill over the top of any shirt, which is probably why she wore the hem of them so close to her neck. And as she typed away, her fingers flying a million miles a second, I felt my cock stiffening at the thought of all of that cushion bouncing against my body.
You’ll be mine, Becca. One night is all I’ll need to ruin you.
“Or, I could keep you,” I whispered to myself.
The second the words flew from my lips, her eyes raised to match my own. Shock rolled over her features and I moved away quickly from her office, rushing for the steps. I heard her office door just as the door to the stairs closed behind me and I took them two-by-two. But that didn’t stop her voice from following me as I charged onto my floor.
“Mr. Ryker? Is everything all right?”
With my back pressed against the door, I closed my eyes and drew in a deep, sobering breath. I took a few seconds, making sure Becca hadn’t followed me, and then I found Lexie staring at me as if I’d lost my mind.
“Get back to work,” I mumbled.
And her head dipped back into her work quickly as I made my way into my office.
I closed the door and locked it before stuffing my feelings down. All of them. All of the confusion and the anger and the frustration and the worry. I shoved it into the dark place in my soul I never dared to venture into any longer for fear of what it might spiral into, and as I trekked back to my desk my feet got heavier with every step.
I wouldn’t allow whatever confusing emotions I felt to deter me from my path. I wouldn’t allow them to knock me off a journey that had dropped into my lap. A journey that had the ability to not only level the playing field, but to relieve an ache so deep in my soul that no one could touch it.
Not even me on my worst days.
“I won’t allow us to become anything, because that would ruin everything,” I whispered to myself.
Are you sure?
I growled at the voice in my head. “Shut up.”
You wish.
I pressed the heels of my hands into my eyes and tried my hardest to focus on work. But, every sound I heard outside made me think that Becca had finally found the guts to approach my office. I froze every time I heard a set of footsteps walk up to Lexie and my heart stopped in my chest every time I heard the elevator door ding. What the hell had this situation done to me? Why the hell was I acting this way?
“I need an early day,” I hissed.
So, I shut down my laptop and gathered my things.
“Lexie,” I barked as I walked out of my office.
She whipped her head up. “Yes, Mr. Ryker?”
I locked my office door. “Forward all of my calls to my cell phone if they’re urgent, I’m taking the rest of the day.”
“Of course, sir. Anything else?”
I turned around and looked at her. “Don’t call me unless this building’s burning down.”
