Decipher (Declan Reede: The Untold Story #3) (33 page)

She shivered in my hold as I ran my hand over her arse and brushed my fingers as far between her thighs as I could with her dress in the way.

“Fuck, baby, I can’t wait to apologise to you properly.” I stepped away from her. It took everything in me, but I managed it. “But if you’re really intent on getting back to the party, we should probably go, because I don’t know how much longer I can resist you.” 

“Just until midnight. Then maybe we can come back up here and I’ll see if I can fix the mask,” she breathed.

Fuck yes!

We made it as far as the ballroom lobby before Paige came storming out of the room. Her eyes were wild and when her gaze fell on me, she snarled at me like the cougar she was.

“You signed with Sinclair as a goddamned grease monkey? Don’t you know what I could have offered you? You’ll burn for this. I’ll make you pay.”

Rather than stopping to talk, I smiled and pressed my hand against the small of Alyssa’s back to encourage her to keep moving. “It’s been an insightful evening, hasn’t it, Ms. Wood?”

Before she could respond, I led Alyssa into the ballroom. Danny was standing up at the podium still, talking about the year ahead for Sinclair.

“Aren’t you worried about what she might do?” Alyssa whispered.

“No. I don’t think her daughter will be her willing lapdog anymore. Not with the evidence I have against them.”

“And here’s the man of the hour,” Danny said, lifting his hands to point to me when he noticed I’d arrived. “And his beautiful bride-to-be.”

Alyssa flushed and I could almost see her itching to rush upstairs and fix the mask sooner so that she could cover her face.

Moving as one, we circled the room until we arrived at Sinclair Racing’s table. Across the room, Blake and Darcy Cooper were in the middle of a heavy make-out session. I only hoped her embarrassment would lead to some changes there. I doubted it, but at least it wouldn’t affect my life anymore.

“We’re very happy that Declan will be joining us during his break from racing. And for those of you disappointed that he won’t be on the track next year, all I can say is you never know what might happen, and I firmly believe he will be racing again when the time is right.”

Alyssa squeezed my hand, and my stomach flip-flopped at his words. Every other time he’d hinted at a possible comeback, it’d always been coded and hidden. It wasn’t an announcement that I’d be back in the driver seat any time soon, but it was also a very clear message for anyone in the room—including race journalists and representatives from major sponsors not only for Sinclair but for ProV8 in general—that I had his support when the time was right.

I just had to wonder when the fuck that might be.

One thing was certain, whatever came next, I was going to deal with it with my girls at my side.

DECLAN’S STORY CONCLUDES IN:
 

DECLARE

DECLAN REEDE: THE UNTOLD STORY #4

APRIL 2016

Fly down the straight, fight for first, and keep the end in sight.

In Declan Reede's mind, the road ahead is free of doubt and indecision. He knows the path that he wants to travel, and that it can only be traversed with love at his side. He's ready for it. Wants it.

Only, as he races toward the finish line, old adversaries become new threats. Declan must overcome the past and face the challenges head on if he's to claim the life he now believes he deserves. 

What will it take for him to declare his true desires?

Will it be enough to claim the ultimate victory?

**Due to strong language and sexual content not intended for anyone under age of 18**

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