turned on the ma
nightstand. It was 10:00 PM. Her mind w
decided to go to the kitc
that fell to her mid-thigh. She didn't bother putting on a robe. The penth
of her bedroom and padde
kitchen, she had to
ps. She looked at
h gap was s
om his desk lamp spilled
r empty glass. She debated with herself f
t said yes. Strike w
out and pushed
t out a tiny, almos
instantly. His eyes were sharp and alert, li
er glass loosely against her chest. Her posture was completely relaxe
eyes swep
rs, the thin silk of her ni
immediately jerked his gaze away from her body and s
ded not to no
ce echoing slightly in the large, book-lined ro
row furrowed
the corner of the desk. He gripped the stylus, read
't give him
his defensive posture a
sie said, her voice light and conversational. "My mom used to make me count
id-air. The stylus hovered
er documents. He tried to read the complex
was vibrant. It carried a strange, soothing rhythm that
inued, a bright smile breaking across her face. She let out a sudden, c
y bookshelves. It was a sound that h
ok a sharp,
ed all of his cold, intimidating CEO energy into that stare. It was
laughte
e intense conflict burning behind his blue eyes. He wa
the doorframe. Her playful demeanor va
ping to a near whisper. She watched his face caref
the study
n in her eyes. She was giving him an out. She was gi
nstinct screamed at him to push her
the tablet. He pic
s knuckles were white. The internal war between his trauma and h
his hesitation.
far. She had trig
pered, looking down at h
ady to walk back to h
RE
g sound ripped
ped and sp
lently across the polished wood of his des
rd the desk. She looked d
andwriting was messy, rushed, and completely o
s f
rds. A massive wave of
t her, his jaw clenched so tight a muscle ticked in
right smile. It was the smile of
ter glass in the air, o
rison," Cassie
study, her bare feet making soft
out and grabbed the heavy o
ic
tely, sealing him back
n his chair. He stare
the hallway. As the silence rushed back into the room, his r
et. He stared at his own m
ne. Her presence was chaot
t the delete button.
closed his eyes. But the darkness didn't help. All he coul
ssie practically
cking her legs in the air. She had secur
t fund w
/1/113361/coverbig.jpg?v=955d4465a326b3b4ae1559112c50733e&imageMogr2/format/webp)