Ava:
WE’RE PRAYING AND READY TO BURY THE BODY IF NEEDED
GO GET YOUR BILLIONAIRE, QUEEN
CHAPTER 5
Ruby
I’m sitting at my desk pretending to answer emails when the notification pings with the subtlety of a gunshot.
From: Jaxon Cole
Subject: Interview, Today
Today.
Today.
TODAY?
My stomach drops into my shoes. I click the message with hands that absolutely betray me.
Ruby,
You’re free in fifteen minutes. Let’s use my office.
J
He doesn’t even ask, he justassumes.The audacity is astronomically attractive.
Ava walks by and whispers, “You look pale and horny; you need to fix that before the meeting.”
“Shut up,” I hiss.
Sienna fans herself dramatically. “Tell him the plant needs watering. The plant is me. I’m the plant.”
“Both of you go away before I commit violence.”
They scatter, mostly because my editor appears with a stack of papers and a glare sharp enough to cut bone.
“Ruby, Mr. Cole wants you in his office. He’s very specific about wanting the interview done immediately.” She pauses, giving me an oddly curious look. “Do you know him?”
“No,” I squeak. “Never. Absolutely not. First time hearing his name. Jaxon who? Never met him. Don’t even know what a man is.”
She blinks. “You’re acting strange.”
“I’m always strange.”
“Stranger than usual.”
I fake a laugh that sounds like a dying blender. “Deadline nerves!”
She sighs. “Fine. Go. And for God’s sake, be professional.”
“I’m always professional.”
Her stare says otherwise.
