Actor Alex Lockhart’s career is in a good place. The roles are coming in, the work is steady, and everything is falling into place. Even his sex life, since Alex finally hooked up with another hot actor, Spencer Johns, and Spencer pushes every one of Alex’s buttons. Then, just when Alex is on the verge of landing an exciting role, he learns the part went to Spencer. And Spencer didn’t even bother to mention he was up for the part. Feeling furious and betrayed, with one punch Alex takes their sudden feud public. Hollywood is abuzz with their rivalry. When a chance at a great independent movie comes up, Alex can’t turn down the role, even if Spencer is also slated to be in it. Beneath his outward hate and loathing for Spencer simmers hurt and a desperate want Alex can’t seem to quell. But as he tries to hold onto the hurt and anger, Alex learns Spencer isn’t quite what he thought. Can burning desire and want be enough to put out the flames of Alex’s rage?

Something Like Want

But yeah, I totally got where he was coming from. And that was the business, after all. “Yeah, I get it.”


Spencer ducked his head a little so he could look straight into my eyes. “Believe me, Alex. I didn’t mean to hurt you.”


I let that sink in and saw the sincerity on his face. Over the past month, I’d gotten to know him a bit. Watching him interact with everyone who wasn’t me meant I understood him better. In the beginning, I was sure it was all a show, but I’d rethought that opinion in the intervening weeks. The way he treated me after the scene in the den had gone a long way to showing me a different side of him. He was still an ass, but he meant what he was saying to me now.


I gave a nod and decided to let him off the hook. “Yeah. Okay.”


Spencer’s mouth bloomed into his gorgeous grin. He took a step toward me and his voice dropped. “Can you stop hating me now?”


My gaze snapped to his, disbelief running in my veins. “You hate me back!”


Chapter 24