Chapter 23

• Ashley huffed out a laugh. “Don’t pretend to care about me. You only called to make sure I hadn’t ruined things with Marcus Decker, and I didn’t. I wasn’t feeling well so I left. Besides, he was too busy entertaining to spend his time trying to romance me.”
• “So get him alone,” Dylan said incredulously. “Why are you arranging public meetings, for God’s sake?”
• “Dylan,” Ashley said, looking at him sadly. “Do you really think you know more about this game than I do? If I started off with setting up fake dates and immediately jumped on his dick, he’d get what he wants and be done with me. You can’t think he actually wants a relationship?”