Page 7 of An Alpha's Romance

A few hours later, the gym staff, upper management, as well as a few investors of Get Fit were all having a stellar time. The food was delicious, and everyone loved the cookies. Even Conner had to admit that they were the best damn “healthy” cookies he had ever tasted. He was actually shocked to find out they were low fat. Before he knew it, he had eaten several of the goodies.

Conner was making his rounds, and shaking hands and making small talk with some investors. When he went to grab another cookie, he noticed the smug look on his cousin’s face. He knew then and there that Carson would be cashing in his favor. It didn’t matter Conner was an adult, and he wouldn’t do anything he didn’t want to. Hell, he had never done anything he didn’t want to do, even as a kid when Carson bet him.

Conner was the kind of man that did what needed to be done. He took no prisoners, and made no apologies. He was known to be a hardass in business, but he had learned from the time he was young, if someone couldn’t hold you down, then they were holding you back. And oftentimes, you had to let those people go without looking back.

Speaking of not looking back…“What the hell is she doing here?” Conner spoke through gritted teeth.

“Aww hell. I don’t know how she even knew about today. Do you want me to take care of her?” Carson asked, looking concerned.

“Naw man, I got it,” Conner responded.

“Don’t lose your shit, and make a scene. We have investors here.” Carson looked around at the gym full of people.

“I said I got it.” Conner sauntered toward the woman that he swore wouldn’t grace his presence again.

The woman was beautiful; Conner could admit that the attraction he had for her wasn’t unfounded, but the malevolent being that hid just beneath the surface was a definite turnoff.

“What are you doing here, Brooke?” Conner questioned in a low voice.

Brooke flipped her long blonde hair over her tan shoulder, and batted her long lashes. “I came to congratulate you on your new gym, sweetheart.”

Conner stared at the woman in disbelief. She must’ve hit her head and lost all of her damn mind. Or maybe the bleach she used to dye her hair had seeped into her brain. In either case, the two of them certainly weren’t using terms of endearments, and the last time he saw Brooke, Conner kicked her out of his house with a “Do Not Return” slip, so the audacity of his ex-girlfriend to show up nearly six months later was beyond his reasoning.

“I don’t know what you’re doing here, and I don’t care. Leave.” Conner wasn’t the type to mix words.Unless he’s trying to talk to a sweet and sassy husky voiced goddess.

Brooke’s green eyes went ice cold, but her beautiful face remained smiling. “I thought you had enough time to get over whatever your problem was.”

“I’m not doing this here. Leave.” Conner discreetly waved his hand to alert security. He would have her ass escorted out so fast her head would spin.

“Fine. I was trying to surprise you, but I guess you need more time. I can’t believe you’re acting like this.”

Conner just shook his head. The woman was delusional at best, but he didn’t have time for her dramatics, especially on such an important day.

Conner stared at his ex, the hard-set of his face giving no room for argument as he waited for her to leave.

“Fine.” Brooke huffed again. “I’ll contact Gloria and set-up a proper meeting, so that we can have an appropriate conversation about us.”

Conner felt his anger at Brooke’s audacity begin to boil. He was his own man, and he didn’t owe anyone a damn thing. However, his ex-girlfriend thought the world owed her everything. She was a spoiled princess with too much time on her hands. And after six blissful months, it looked like Conner would once again have to rid his life of Brooke Clarke.