RECKLESS DEVOTION The Billionaires Dark Desire

ADRIANNA

CHAPTER ONE

THE BREAK UP

"D on't try to blame this shit on me. Just face it, Adrianna!," Trevor spat, "You'll never be happy."

"Fuck you," I spat as I slammed the door shut in Trevor's face as the nasty words he'd uttered cut through me like a knife.

Not because he was wrong, but because he was right.

I couldn't be happy-not with him or anyone. Not with my past looming over my shoulder. The truth was a guy like Trevor couldn't handle the real Adrianna Banner.

My phone started ringing from the other side of the room. With a sigh, I picked it up and saw Heidi was calling.

"So, did you do it?" she asked when I answered.

I sighed. "Yeah. He hates me."

"Psh. Trevor from accounting couldn't hate a fly. He's hurt. He'll get over it."

"I don't know. We were together for a year. Our anniversary was this weekend. I can't believe I just broke up with him. I'm kind of the worst."

Heidi snorted. "It was long overdue. You and I both know that."

Of course, she was right. Because Trevor had been this perfect, normal, nice guy. He was the guy who came over to your place to do your laundry while you were with your friends and filled up your gas tank when he noticed you were running low and called your mom to chat every Thursday. Or he would have done that last one...if he'd thought my parents were alive.

And I was the opposite. It had been nice, but it hadn't been right.

"So," Heidi muttered, "want to go get fucked up to feel better about it?"

"Yes. Yes, I do."

Heidi laughed. "That's my girl."

"Flips?" I asked.

It was the local bar that we always went to. By anyone else's standards, it was kind of a dump. But Heidi adored the place.

"Actually...we're all heading to Ransom Canyon for Memorial Day weekend. Lake, boats, barbeque-the trifecta. You in?"

"And how exactly am I going to get laid from this plan?"

"Well, there will be a lot of alcohol," Heidi said.

"And?"

"And...a lot of hot, eligible men."

I rolled my eyes. "Like who?"

"Landon and the Dunes all invited a bunch of people to come hang out. I know your...issues with Austin, so I didn't mention it before. But I don't think that should stop you now."

I groaned. "Jackson Dune is the biggest alcoholic jackass on this side of the planet! You know how he treated me when we were together."

"True," she added. "But...it was a year and a half ago when you were together. And, since you slapped the shit out of him last fall, he's kind of avoided you like the plague, which means, you should be fine."

"Heidi!"

"Just get your ass over here and bring a bathing suit. I want to see those tattoos you're sporting. I won't take no for an answer."