Page 147 of Heartless

Jake

She hadn’t come.Standing in front of the wide window of my office, I flexed my neck from right to left.Playing games wasn’t in her nature, she was too pure hearted for that shit.Those bitches had hurt her.And drove her straight into the arms of the fucking poet.

Tam knocked on the door.“Come in.”

My no-nonsense assistant started talking while approaching my desk.“There’s a woman at my desk who wouldn’t leave her name.Five feet eight, maybe nine, well-dressed, athletic build, medium-length, curly, brown hair, light brown eyes, my age or thereabout.”Her brow rose.“She’s agitated, but not in a bunny-boiler kind of way.Should I let her in?”

Roe Wheelan was in my office.“Yes.Thanks, Tam.”

Morrison’s discarded daughter walked in and raised her palm up.“I’m not here to make a scene.I just want to talk, and I know you won’t pick up my calls.”

I slid my hands in the pockets of my slacks while she got close enough for me to see her welling up.

“My dad...Nigel’s in hospital, and he’s...not good, Jake.Please, please, talk to Sienna.She’s in love with you and she’ll do it if you ask her.He’s going—”

“Even if I didn’t want that motherfucker dead, you and your fucking gang of dipshits telling my woman how I give head was the wrong fucking move.”

Her mouth hung open.“Your...woman?You like her?”She shook her head.“It wasn’t my idea.Kimmy thought—”

“Don’t give a fuck.”

The woman lurched closer.“Jake, he’s my father.I love him—"

“Roe, he doesn’t fucking love you, and he never will.”

Her spine went ramrod straight, and her eyes narrowed.“Because you know so much about love.The only thing that makes you hard is revenge.”

I leaned in, and her head twitched back.“Roe,youfucking came to me because you wanted Daddy’s attention.And he didn’t give a flying fuck.Get a clue, woman, and stop begging for something you’ll never get.”

Her face turned red.“You’re a piece of shit scumbag, and I pity that poor girl.”

“We both know you’d cut off both your tits for an ounce of the attention he’s been giving her.”

“Fuck you, Jake.”

“Been there, not fucking worth a repeat performance.”

She stomped out of my office and slammed the door behind her.

I dialed Kelly.“Kel, Morrison’s camp’s getting antsy.”

“Copy,” she replied.“Ruiz’s outside, and I’m in the office with her.I spotted two teams of guys watching her.They’re good at blending in, so there might be more of them.”

“How is she?”

“She offered to bring me back coffee.Most people don’t even notice office temps.”Her tone went back to business.“She received some flowers this morning.”

My neck got tight.“Who?”

“Matt Heller.”

Over my fucking dead body.“Thanks, Kel.”

I tossed my phone on my desk and buried myself in work.

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Iveered into my parkingspace.Sienna’s car was there.Good.After making her moan my fucking name, I was going to spank her bubble ass then kiss it better.The thought of introducing her to sex games made me hard enough to pound nails.I was heading toward the elevator when a call came through.