When I turned, I didn’t see where Aiden or his dad had gone. Some of my coworkers were single, and since they’d chattered for days about this tour and how hot the King men were, I wouldn’t be surprised if they’d glommed on to Aiden as if he were the lead singer of a boy band.

The jealousy roared back, along with searing anxiety. I had a few single coworkers. What if Aiden hit on them and I had to go to work and hear about his suave pickup lines? Seriously, all Aiden had to do was crook a finger. Even worse, what if I had to listen to someone gush about a date with him? Or…more? I had no idea if Aiden was a player or not. There were rumblings about Gentry, but I hadn’t cared. I’d hung on every detail of Aiden in the news, but it was a good thing news clips weren’t sustenance or I would’ve starved.

I knew that he hadn’t married, but that was about it.

Yeah. I so wasn’t going to stand around and awkwardly wipe muffin crumbs off my boobs while Aiden got hit on.

I was edging out when a wall of heat hit me from behind. “Are you Jason’s sister?”

I froze, one muffin getting crushed in my hand. It was him. Was he talking to me? I had a brother named Jason. Oh, god. Was Aiden talking to me? I turned around and had to look up. He was that close. All heat and just enough cologne to encourage me to lean closer and sniff. Almonds and anise. What guy wore that combo?

Aiden did. And it was intoxicating.

My heart clambered into my throat. He was hotter up close. The cowlick I remembered from wrestling, the one that had pushed against his protective headgear after a match, was flattened into the comb lines of his hair. For a fleeting moment, I wished I could see it again.

His eyes were a dark brown with sooty lashes, but I caught a few glints of yellow. Subdued, like the cowlick. The way he focused on me and only me… My knees quivered.

“Um, Jason? Yeah.” I could kick myself.

I steadied my breath. Calm down, Kate. He’s asking to be polite. King Oil wants the support of the community. It’s his job to talk to everyone.

Wait! He knew I was Jason’s sister. He…knew who I was?

A smile spread across those lips. Lips that had an arrogant tilt when nothing but confidence oozed from him. His smile was a heady combo of pleased and predatory and my heart pounded like I’d been cornered and wanted desperately to be ravaged.