Kiss Me if You Can — Chapter 18

PETE, DID YOU EAT DINNER?

MHM, I ATE WITH AUNTIE AND GRANDMA.

ALL TOGETHER? LUCKY YOU, PETE!

BUT... GRANDMA PUT BEANS ON MY PLATE.

OH, NO~ DADDY WILL MAKE YOU SOMETHING DELICIOUS NEXT TIME.

IS SOMEONE OUT IN THE GARDEN?

PETE, DADDY WILL CALL AGAIN TOMORROW.

CHASE...?

WHY IS HE LYING OUT HERE LIKE THIS?

OH, HE'S AWAKE...

IF YOU'RE PLANNING ON STAYING OUT HERE, SHOULD I AT LEAST BRING YOU A THIN BLANKET?

NO NEED.

HE'S BEING ODDLY QUIET FOR ONCE.

IF YOU WANT TO STARE, GO AHEAD.

HUH?

I'M FASCINATING, RIGHT? STARE ALL YOU WANT.

GO AHEAD.

GOSSIP ABOUT HOW FREAKISH THIS DOMINANT ALPHA LOOKS.

I DON'T DO THINGS LIKE THAT.

TALKING ABOUT A CLIENT'S LOOKS OR PRIVATE LIFE GOES AGAINST MY ETHICS AS A PROFESSIONAL.

HUH?

IS THIS HIS WAY OF TELLING ME TO COME CLOSER?

...!

WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU...?!

WELL?

DON’T YOU WANT TO KISS ME?

...WHAT?

WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME?

ANSWER ME.

DO YOU WANT TO KISS ME OR NOT?

HAHA...!

I GUESS YOU'RE THE TYPE TO ACCEPT ANYONE'S ADVANCES AS LONG AS IT FEELS GOOD.

HA...!

SO, THIS WAS JUST A TEST.

I SHOULD GO.

YOU DO THAT.

SON OF A BITCH!

EVERYONE HERE?

BEFORE WE BEGIN FILMING, THERE'S AN ISSUE I NEED TO SHARE WITH YOU.

OF COURSE, AS STATED IN THE CONTRACT, IF ANY OF YOU LEAKS WHAT YOU'RE ABOUT TO HEAR,

THE PENALTY WILL BE MASSIVE.

NO ONE ON OUR TEAM WOULD STOOP THAT LOW.

I'M SURE.

AS YOU'VE PROBABLY SEEN, MR. MILLER TAKES MEDICATION REGULARLY.

THESE AREN'T RELATED TO HIS RUT, BUT THEY ARE MEDS HE TAKES

WHENEVER HE'S STRESSED OR GOING THROUGH SOMETHING.

SLEEPING PILLS, SEDATIVES, SUPPRESSANTS-THE WHOLE SET.

AND ONCE FILMING STARTS, HE TAKES THEM EVEN MORE THAN USUAL.

IF HE WEREN'T A DOMINANT ALPHA, HE'D PROBABLY ALREADY BE DEAD.

THE MEDS...

CAN'T HE STOP TAKING THEM?

IF HE DOESN'T TAKE THEM, HE WON'T BE ABLE TO SLEEP AT ALL,

AND HIS TEMPERAMENT WOULD ONLY GET WORSE.

WORSE THAN IT ALREADY IS?

My goodness...

I'LL BRING MORE WHEN HE'S CLOSE TO RUNNING OUT,

BUT I'VE MADE A LIST OF THE PILLS AND WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE, JUST IN CASE.

So make sure to check the printout I gave you.

IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE WE NEED TO BE AWARE OF?

NO.

KEEPING THINGS HIDDEN COULD COMPROMISE SECURITY.

THERE ISN'T ANYTHING ELSE, SERIOUSLY.

THAT'LL BE ALL. I'LL MAKE THE PREPARATIONS FOR TOMORROW'S SCHEDULE.

AND ONCE AGAIN, WHAT I JUST TOLD YOU IS STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL.

...

THIS IS MY FIRST TIME SEEING CHASE IN PERSON. IT'S INSANE.

DO ALL DOMINANT ALPHAS LOOK THIS OTHERWORLDLY?

OR IS IT HIS BLACK HAIR THAT MAKES HIM SEEM EVEN MORE DELICATE?

HE LOOKS LIKE AN ANGEL WHEN HE KEEPS HIS MOUTH SHUT.

DOMINANT ALPHA THIS, DOMINANT ALPHA THAT. SO ANNOYING.

WHAT A BUNCH OF LOOK-OBSESSED IDIOTS.

IS THAT JEALOUSY TALKING?

HA! EVEN IF HE LOOKS ALL PURE AND DELICATE... HE'S STILL A DOMINANT ALPHA. THEY'RE KNOWN TO SLEEP AROUND.

THEY SAY THEIR PHEROMONES BUILD UP AND CAUSE PROBLEMS IF THEY DON'T HAVE SEX.

SUCH A CONVENIENT EXCUSE.

I ONCE HEARD A RUMOR THAT MILLER DID IT WITH A DOG.

I DOUBT HE HAS A SHORTAGE OF WILLING PARTNERS, SO THAT PROBABLY ISN'T TRUE.

...A DOG?

DOES HE HATE DOGS BECAUSE OF THAT RUMOR?

BUT THE WAY HE REACTED BACK THEN...

IT DIDN'T LOOK LIKE HATE. IT SEEMED LIKE SOMETHING MORE AKIN TO FEAR.