[Bianca]
Then I remembered all the drama with Macy showing up and Brianna still being AWOL. Not wanting any part of Brianna 's shitty life was all the more reason to put Cupid's Isle in my rearview mirror, sooner rather than later.
"I don't cheat, Cole. This isn't me," I said, my voice breaking.
His face scrunched up in a frown, then his eyes widened. Cole's hand reached out as though to touch my cheek, but then he thought better of it and let his hand drop.
"Except when your sister's fiancé is involved, apparently," he said, pushing away from the wall and taking a step back.
He looked like he had more to say, but we'd both struck a nerve. Quiet anger flowed between us. Nothing more. A sob caught in my throat. This was the end.
He turned his back on me. Determined to leave the elevator in one piece and get the hell away from Cupid's Isle, I squatted a little, crawled out from under Cole's arms and restarted the elevator. When the doors opened, he called after me.
"Wait a second. Just wait. I'm sorry. I shouldn't have—" he began, but nothing could make what we did right, no matter how good it felt.
"Me too. I need to go fix my life, Cole. I'm a fucking mess. Even if you didn't already have someone, a railing is all I'm good for right now. Thanks for an unforgettable forty eight hours. Excuse me, Mr. Hunter," I forced the words out with a smile, then walked right out the door.
Cole didn't come after me. Every step I took away from him I was tempted to look back. Was watching me walk away hard for him? Even a little? It certainly hadn't been for Jason. I hadn't heard from him at all. Minimal effort. That was what he put in. What I allowed him to give me. Never again.
I had barely walked a few feet away from the elevator when the doors closed behind me and I ran into Macy.
"I feel bad enough as it is, Mace," I said dismissively.
My mind played out the last two nights like a movie behind my eyes. The new ways of touching, new sensations and sounds Cole unlocked to me. I was drowning in pleasure. Then I thought back to telling Cole that it was time to stop. Was he disappointed at all? I couldn't tell.
"Well then you shouldn't have punched an up and coming A-lister while pretending to be a supermodel." She hissed, pulling me aside. "Merida just called. Shaun Banner is on the verge of suing you for assault. What the fuck happened?"
Betrayal struck me one more time. I tried to calm the rage inside me, but my mind couldn't help drawing conclusions. It was unreasonable that Cole had roped Shaun Banner into me leaving him. Even if he had some part in Shaun filing charges, it wouldn't have happened that fast.
Unless Cole Hunter played me. Maybe the rich dick never meant to let me go in the first place. Was Shaun Banner his contingency plan? His way of holding on to me? Two days ago I would have thought myself egotistical for having these thoughts, but Cole's obsession with Brianna was clear as day.
Did he think he could blackmail me into becoming his mistress? Fucking asshole. No longer horny and under the influence of Cole's perfect cheekbones, I saw red.
"What did you do, Bianca?" asked Macy, dragging us behind a pot plant.
"I don't see how this concerns me. I'm leaving today. Besides, Shaun was asking for it," I said, fists forming at my sides.
I couldn't stop my rage from climbing, but Shaun Banner didn't mean shit to me. Nor did the lawsuit. After all, he wasn't the one I fucked for two days straight. If I had any doubts about leaving Cupid's Isle, they were officially a thing of the past.
"What did you do?" Macy repeated.
A sliver of guilt seeped in as she scolded me with a stern face.
"He sexually harassed me. The fucker talked shit to me and tried to lay hands on me like I was just a piece of ass," I said, folding my arms defensively.
The irony of me going to bed with a player that same night was not lost on me. Still, slut or not, I got to decide who I fucked. Oh God. I fucked a near stranger. Repeatedly. I was turning into Brianna.
"And?" Macy persisted, fixing me with a glare.
"I kneed him in the balls. Fuck that noise," I mouthed off.
"He says you quite literally announced you were 'available to fuck', BB. It doesn't look good," Macy said with a sigh. "Merida wants you to sign the deal with Hunter Industries and she'll make the lawsuit go away."
I laughed in my former best friend's face. Of course Merida was behind the lawsuit. Shaun Banner didn't sue people. He was a dick to way too many women to want that level of scrutiny.
Mind you, it wasn't that I didn't feel threatened. I knew Merida well. She would make good on her threat. I just didn't give two fucks.
"Tell her good luck suing her own client. I'm leaving the island today. Bianca Chase was never on Cupid's Isle," I said, shoving my hand into Macy's pocket and digging the dictaphone out. "Really Mace? You thought I'd incriminate myself in front of someone who stabbed me in the back? Bitch, I taught you this move."
"BB, I—" she began, a guilty expression gracing her face.
"I'm done being your doormat. Do you want something from me? Make it worth my while. Fix my fucking life or I will. I'll tell Cole Hunter and the whole world the truth. It'll be my word against yours, but fuck it. What do I have to lose at this point? I'll go live on social media and tell everyone supermodel Brianna Chase is a whore that fucks her sister's fiance. Who will touch your golden goose then?" I rapid fired, shoving the dictaphone into my pocket.