Excerpt of In Her Corner by Vicki Essex

"“You obviously don’t like me,” Bella said.

“That’s not true.” And it wasn’t. Kyle simply didn’t know
how to handle Bella. Her temperament, her energy, her
drive—they were all good things, professionally speaking,
but they were nothing he was prepared to deal with. And
that was what really bothered him.

“I came here to train with you, Kyle.” Bella’s words were
as sharp and precise as a scalpel. Her composure was
unexpected, and it threw him off balance even more. “Not
with your staff, not in your gym. I came for you. But if
you can’t work with me, then all you have to do is say
so, and I won’t waste any more of my time or yours.”

“That’s not what I want.” The thought of losing her
because he’d misspoken—because he couldn’t get over
himself and deal with her—made him physically ill."