Pretend to Be Mine

nearly silent now-just the low hum of computers and the shuffle of the night security guard making his rounds. Most interns had left hours ago, but I was still here, clinging to p

ses, where excellence was the air ev

desk, vibrating insistently

ice," she said, laughter spilling throu

my chair and pressing the bridge of my nose.

mal people go out, eat ice cream, maybe

to pay." Despite my exhaustion, a smile tugged at my mouth. "

, and I love you for it. But don't forget to breathe,

eminded me of our parents' absence, of how I was more than a sister-I

ine," I sa

u collapse, I'm too delicate

on. Maya always had that effect. I shut my laptop, stuffed it into my

ard the subway, my heels clicking on the pavement. You deserve more. Maya's wor

n blared. The screech of tires cut through the night like a whip. My stomach dropped as brilliant he

past my face, the smell of burning rubber,

wn, and a smooth, irritated

ave a dea

e ones, and for a split

ach plu

boss's boss. The man whose signature could shift

, my face flushing hot. "I

ed over me, assessi

rking something reckless. "Well, I survived, di

ctric. Then, to my shock, Adrian'

, his voice softening just slig

ond. I wasn't most people, bu

nfuriating-but something about me must have made him pause. I hadn't c

he said finally, before the window

o nearly kill me, it had to be Adrian Harrington. Shaking my head

he quiet room. The couch felt like a small sanctuary after the chaos outside. Even as I sank into it, I could still

d, scrolling her phone. "You look

eve who almost hit me with

n't say a

n Harr

y flew. "Wait. Billionaire Adrian H

thing." I groane

y you. Only you could turn a billionaire

cute!" I buried my

ell me again when he s

ned wider. "Careful, sis. You might'

lodged in my chest. The way Adrian had looked at me-s

wondering, even for a s

r acquisitions, and scandals that could have broken anyone weaker

moment his car drove away. I was

in his mind like a spl