Chapter 24 - Jordin
twenty four-Jordin
Three months had passed since the mediation, weeks since the club incident.
I was back in Miami and I was still with Ciarán.
Our whatever-it-was felt strange, like living in this in-between space that resembled a relationship in every way except for the sex.
The no-sex part was driving me crazy. Everything about Ciarán was sexy—the way he spoke, the way he moved, the way he looked at me like I was the center of his universe.
The chemistry between us was palpable, suffocating.
The only reason I hadn’t initiated anything was Oak. His messages were getting to me. Every voicemail reminded me of the mess I left behind. I knew I should’ve closed that chapter before starting something new with Ciarán.
Pushing away from the soundboard where I’d been for hours trying to write something—anything—I headed to the kitchen. Before I even made it out of the room, I heard Ciarán’s voice thundering through the house.
“Why the fuck would you bring him here?”
My feet moved quickly, and I made it to the front of the house in seconds.
Ciarán stood in the center of the living room, his face a mask of fury, with his manager Tyrell standing to the side, shaking his head.
And then there was Ezra Lane, the artist I had worked with once, standing about twenty feet away like he owned the room, his cocky smirk making my skin crawl.
Ezra looked like every woman’s R if anything, it was heavier now.
I adjusted my dress, smoothing it down, but my hands were still unsteady. He didn’t say anything as I did, just watched me, his gaze damn near unbearable.
“I should… I should get back to this song,” I murmured.
He nodded, and then, like it was nothing, he raised his hand—the same hand that had been inside me—and licked his fingers. One by one. Slow. Like he was savoring the taste of me.
I gripped the edge of the table for support, my breath hitching as I stared, unable to look away.
The slightest smirk curled his lips before he turned and walked away, his back broad, his steps steady. No words—just him, leaving me there with my heart racing and my body still humming.