Page 28 of Adam’s Obsession

WILDKAT: Please, Savage. Don’t do this. It’s hard enough forme to acknowledge to myself that the only man I’m even remotely attracted todoesn’t know I’m alive. Don’t make me admit it to you as well.

Were those tears she was wiping from her cheeks?

SAVAGE: Kat…

WILDKAT: Just accept it, Savage. I’m not the kind of womanmen like him want. That’s just the way it is.

He couldn’t bear it. Reading her heart-wrenching words,realizing what she really thought of herself—and how wrong she was—made him wantto storm into her office and wrap her in his arms. But what he wanted more thananything was to prove to her just how much he wanted her.

But at that moment, just as he was about to race across thehall and take her into his arms, Tristan appeared and knocked softly on herdoor.

WILDKAT: Gotta go, Savage. My boss is here.

SAVAGE: Kat, wait…

But she had already logged off.

With rising bile, Adam watched his brother sidle intoKatherine’s office and shut the door. Then, in utter horror, he saw Tristan closethe blinds.

They were closeted in there for what seemed like an eternityand no matter how many times Adam strolled casually by and peered through theglass, he couldn’t see past those damned venetian blinds. Why, oh why, hadn’tthey gone for verticals instead?

When the door finally opened, Adam managed to appear asthough he was just passing by, but only just. He could tell from theirpositions in the room they had been wrapped in a long, full-bodied hug.

Too bad.

He was going to have to kill his brother.

“Can I talk to you?”

Both men stepped back in surprise when identical words cameout of their mouths at the same time.

Adam blinked. “My office okay?”

“Yes.”

Adam led the way, planning the speech he needed to give.Warning your brother off your girl wasn’t something a man did every day but inthis case, his argument needed to be ultra-effective. He couldn’t have Tristanpanting after Katherine. He wouldn’t share her. Not even with his brother.

But when he turned around, he discovered Tristan wasn’t theonly one who’d followed him into his office. Katherine was there as well.

Aw, hell. Adam sucked in a deep breath. A pulse beganto ping in his left eyelid. “Sit down.” He waved at the small conference tablein the corner. Katherine complied but Tristan paused to close the door.

Uh oh.

A ball formed in Adam’s gut. Their expressions were somber.This couldn’t be good. Surely she hadn’t discovered his identity and gone toTristan to complain about his behavior. Had she?

Would she?

He decided to keep quiet and wait for Tristan to take thelead. Maybe it was something less disastrous. Maybe…

“There’s been a crisis.”

Adam glanced from Tristan to Katherine. She seemed sad andweepy but hardly enraged. Okay. So maybe this wasn’t about him and his sexualproclivities. “What happened?”

“Sara’s mother went into ICU this morning. They’re not sureshe’ll make it.” Katherine spoke softly, visibly shaken by her friend’sheartbreak.

Tristan shoved his fists into his pockets. “She found outafter our meeting this afternoon. She’s on her way home right now.”

“Wow.” Adam leaned back in his chair. He’d known Sara foryears, had no doubt how close she was to her mother. “How’s Sara doing?”