Edge of Chaos (Love on the Edge #1) by Molly E. Lee Read Free Book Online Page B

change?” I decided it’d be easier to ask him about last night in a fresh pair of sweats.
    He nodded and turned out of my door. I shut it behind him and quickly ripped off the smokey clothes. I tossed them in the corner next to my small black desk and kicked the other clothes littering my floor toward it.
    After slipping on my softest gray sweats and a maroon T-shirt, I yanked my hair into a ponytail and walked down the hallway.
    Dash sat on my couch, Hail practically in his lap. She leaned her massive white head into his chest as he rubbed under her neck. Her long pink tongue dangled out of her mouth, and I swear the bulldog smiled.
    “What?” he asked, noting my open-mouthed stare.
    Hail spared me a glance, her butt wiggling.
    I took a seat next to them. “She’s never reacted like that to a guy before.” Technically Dash was only the second male to enter my apartment, but she’d never once acted like that toward Justin. She barely tolerated his presence. “Are you a dog whisperer or something?”
    Dash leaned down and planted a kiss on top of Hail’s head. “Nope, but obviously I’m good with the ladies.”
    I licked my lips, unable to stop my eyes from trailing his body. He looked unbelievably good, despite his slightly wrinkled clothes. I noticed he only had socks on and glanced around, spotting his shoes near the door.
    “Did you sleep here last night?” I blurted out. My heart pounded in my chest. How much had I forgotten?
    He tilted his head. “Wow, you really are a lightweight. You don’t remember me bringing you home?”
    I shook my head.
    “You were a challenge.”
    Heat swept across my skin. Like, hard to get me into bed challenge? Had I been that drunk? I mentally searched my body for any sensations that would let me know if we’d had sex.
    “You had a hard time giving me directions. Luckily you live so close to the bar. That is a sweet perk. You could walk if you wanted to.”
    I sighed. Of course. I was terrible with directions—even sober. That would be a challenge.
    Hail sighed and dropped across Dash’s lap. Apparently she decided he was staying for a while.
    He rested his hand on top of her back. “I crashed out here since it was so late. I went out and grabbed us some coffee and came back. Didn’t want you to wake up alone and confused. Sorry, was that crossing a line?”
    “No. Of course not . . .” I bit my lip. I’d gotten wasted and let a stranger take me home—well, a somewhat stranger. His website was bookmarked on my laptop, surely that had to count for something in my way of judgment. Thank God Dash was a perfect gentleman, too. A shudder ripped through me with the thought of what could’ve happened if he hadn’t been.
    “It’s all right, Blake. I wasn’t going to let anything happen to you.” He reached across the couch and touched my knee.
    My muscles uncoiled. Damn he was good at reading my moods. “How are you so . . . perceptive?”
    “I’ve got two sisters, a great mom, and an amazing grandmother who lives right next door to my parents’ place. I never stood a chance.” He cracked a half grin. “I had to develop a sharp eye to spot all the mood swings you girls have.” He winked at me.
    “Well, thanks, for everything. I’m sorry I got out of control.”
    Dash laughed. “If that’s you out of control, then I almost feel bad for you.”
    I sighed, finally at ease for the first time since I woke up. The possibility of relaxation surprised me, with Dash sitting on my couch, petting my dog, and offering the kind of friendship I’d craved for years.
    I leaned back and took another sip of my coffee. Hail snored on Dash’s lap, not quite loud enough to cover up the sound of keys jingling outside my door.
    Ice shot through my veins.
    I jumped up and yanked furiously on Dash’s arm. Hail toppled off him with a thunk.
    “What the—”
    “Shh!” I shoved Dash down the hallway, Hail on our heels, toward my bedroom. I pushed him into my opened closet and