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“I was tired. There was nowhere else to sleep—”

Lurching across the counter, he grabbed her by the jaw. “I don’t care if you have to sleep on the floor. You don’t enter my room when the door is closed.”

“I won’t,” she promised with a sob.

Releasing her, Wizard sat back down. He had made sure he hadn’t hurt her—his fingers hadn’t left a mark—but she had gotten his message.

Satisfied his orders would be carried out, he slid from the stool. “Everyone, go back to your bedrooms or leave until I text that you can come back.”

Doom looked at him curiously. “Why?”

“If Natalia thinks everyone out here knows we’ve been fucking, I’ll never get her back in my bed.”

“But we do.” Doom laughed. “She screamed so loud everyone in the club heard.”

Wizard gave him the first genuine smile he had worn since walking into the room. “What she doesn’t know doesn’t hurt.”

CHAPTER 29

GENTLEMANLY MANNERS

She opened her eyes but quickly closed them again. Wizard was resting by her side, scrolling on his phone.

“You might as well open your eyes. I saw them open.” He laughed.

His laughter infuriated her, but she knew better than to antagonize him. She needed to get back to work and do damage control. She’d have to play nice, or she’d never get out of this bedroom.

“You should have woken me up.”

“I would have, but you looked so tired I thought you could use some rest. I was about to wake you. It’s almost twelve. The brothers will be waking up.”

Tugging the blanket higher on her chest, she sat up, searching for her clothes. When she spotted them folded neatly on top of his chest, she held the blanket to herself as she got out of bed.

“Why so shy?”

“Shut up.” Giving him a blistering look, she ignored him and grabbed her clothes.

“There are fresh towels in the bathroom closet.” After supplying her with the information, Wizard went back to scrolling on his phone.

She walked into the bathroom and closed the door with a loud thump. Finding the towels, she took a fluffy one. She was about to close the closet when she spotted an array of floral body washes, which Wizard must keep for the women who also needed to wash off after having sex with him. Choosing a plain vanilla-scented one, she wanted to use the towel to strangle herself for giving in to her basic instincts.

“He’s the biggest jerk I’ve ever met in my life,” she muttered, uncaring if he heard her.

Turning on the water, she took the fastest shower in history. There wasn’t a part of her body that wasn’t tender as she used a washcloth to clean herself. After the shower, she dressed while her body was still partially damp.

She just wanted to get the hell out of there, return to her restaurant, and open her favorite bottle of wine to drown out how she had spent the last few hours.

After brushing her hair, she composed herself, then left the bathroom

Wizard lifted his eyes from his phone. “Feel better?” he asked, handing her the cell phone he had picked up from his nightstand.

Forcing herself to be polite, she put on her shoes. “Yes, thank you.”

“What time do you get off tonight?” Wizard asked.

“Why?”

“I figured I’d save myself a call, and you can come over when you close.”