Chapter 5 Used And Oddly Betrayed
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It was past midday when Liam finally came out of his postcoital coma. He expected to find Eden beside him, it wouldn’t be the first time his hookups overstayed their welcome.
But when he turned to his side and found her spot empty, he was strangely confused.
He sat up and groaned. His pounding head was made worse by the glaring light bursting through the floor–to–ceiling windows as his butler flicked the switch on the wall to draw the blinds.
“I’m sorry, sir, you have been summoned to the house. Your father wants to see you immediately.“His bytler, Dave, said.
“Tell him I can’t see him today,” Liam groaned as he gladly accepted the hangover cure and two aspirins.
“He needs you home in an hour,” Dave said, turning to leave.
Líam stopped him and said, “Handle Eden for me.
“She’s gone already, Sir.”
“What do you mean, gone?” Liam asked, stunned by his butler’s announcement.
“Exactly that, Sir.”
“Did she cause a scene?” They always did. He wouldn’t be surprised if Eden had to.
“No, Sir. She seemed eager to leave. She practically ran out of the house. If it were up to her, she would have left in an Uber.”
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“That makes no sense,” Liam said, shaking his head
He didn’t usually bring women home, his life on the track kept him busy enough. But the ones he did, and especially after they found out what he did, he always had to make them leave. Sometimes securty had to step in too
“Are you sure it was Eden? Brown hair, petite, cute, this short?” He asked, describing Eden and demonstrating her height with his hand.
Dave nodded.
Liam was incredulous and baffled by this turn of events. He padded downstairs, checking the living room and dining area. When he didn’t find Eden, he stepped onto the patio, convinced she was lazing in the heated pool. But there was no sign of the mousey librarian anywhere, and it blew his mind.
He didn’t see it coming–Eden sneaking off while he slept. He should have been happy that she’d saved him the trouble of making awkward small talk after a hookup, but he wasn’t. Maybe because she didn’t strike him as someone who’d up and leave, not with that temper and the bold way she came on to him.
He’d expected her to start thinking their one–time, never–to–be–repeated experience could lead to a more permanent solution. And to let her down gently, he’d already resolved to take her shopping, let her choose the shiniest diamond necklace she could find, and drop her off at her duplex somewhere. She had one–bedroom duplex vibes all over her.
Who the hell does she think she is? Liam fumed as he retraced his steps back to the master bedroom The idea that a woman who was way below his league in looks and wealth saw it fit to use him for sex and walk out on him filled him with anger he’d never known before.
He sat on the edge of the bed and thought back to last night.
Admittedly, it wasn’t the best sex he ever had. But he loved the way she’d responded to him. It was crazy to think they’d just met, but her body knew him. She came alive at his touch, and he liked the way she had moaned out his name like no woman ever had. She seemed to be happy to be in his arms. So, for her to run off without so much as a thank you or a goodbye was soul–crushing, to say the least.
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Chapter 5 Used And Oddly Betrayed
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He felt used and, oddly, betrayed. There were two emotions he never thought he’d feel after a hookup.
Dave came back with more stunning revelations as he placed Eden’s clothes on the bed. “She left.
these.”
now.
“Woah! Was she in such a hurry to get away from me that she left naked?” He was almost shouting
Who was this woman, but more importantly, was his lovemaking so terrible that she couldn’t even wait to at least throw on some clothes before she left? At that moment, Liam felt vulnerable and a little insecure. No woman had ever snuck off like this after spending a night with him.
“No, sir, she was in your shirt and her coat,” Dave explained. “Mrs. Stone washed her clothes after she left.”
But-
Liam breathed a sigh of relief at Dave’s words. At least he wasn’t so terrible; she didn’t run off naked.
“She left in my shirt, you say?” Liam glared at Eden’s dress and the pink lacy pants., thinking, What the hell was he supposed to do with them now?
“Yes.”
“Which one?” Liam asked.
“The one you wore last night!”
“What??? He stared at the butler in disbelief.
She’s really bold! That shirt means a lot to him; he can’t afford to lose it! No matter what, he’s determined to find her. And when he does, he’ll definitely punish her severely!”
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