Chapter 233 2 The Offer

• “Stay,” Jake repeated, his voice low and rough as his hand rested higher on Maya’s thigh. The heat from his palm burned through the thin fabric of her red dress. “Just for a little while. We owe you this.”
• Maya’s breath became faster. She could smell the mix of their colognes, something dark, woody, and masculine filling the luxurious suite. The faint bass from the reunion party downstairs vibrated through the floor, a constant reminder that hundreds of people were just below them, completely unaware.
• “I shouldn’t,” she whispered, but she didn’t push his hand away. “You five made my life hell. Why would I trust you now?”