✨EXCERPT: WHISKEY BARGAIN by @walker_rose_books releasing December 2nd!
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I swirl, gently inhale with my mouth open, and sip. “I taste cinnamon.”
“Good girl. That’s the American oak.”
Praise from him should put me on the defensive, not make me want to strip down, but knowing he’s single only makes it worse. Laughter from the tasting room reaches us, and I shoot the drink back before I can think twice. I’m also single, and it’s for a damn good reason.
“They’re getting to you.”
“Yes,” I hiss. “It’s going to be a long four weeks.”
“All this to look like the bigger person?” I’m open and raw, but his proximity is soothing.
“They’d do it anyway. In the end, my only revenge is to look unbothered, and that’s hard to do on the sidelines.” I set the empty glass down and shoot the other one. Warm whiskey coats my insides, and I close my eyes. “Besides, each time I’m in the same room as them, January has to be wondering if he still loves me. She has to wonder if he’s checking me out when she’s not looking. When I walk by, she has to question how well he remembers me naked and sucking his dick.”
I open my eyes. Tension is scribbled across his face, and his pupils are wide. He’s focused on my lips.
“That’s gotta mess with her,” I say, my voice husky. The stiffness in my limbs is melting away as the small amount of alcohol I drank soaks into my veins. “And I hope it’s a special hell for her. I hope that no matter how much she tells herself that he chose her, the thought of me still taints her wedding.”
Several moments tick by. Did I go too far? Does he think I’m demented and that I’m not at all the bigger person? I’m a childish, selfish girl when it comes down to it. I’m scorned, and I want some retribution.
“Good girl,” he says again and drags his gaze up my face to meet my eyes. “And I can assure you, Campbell, that he very much remembers you sucking his dick.”
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