he corridor. Her legs felt like l
e heels clicking against the linoleum floor, until sh
inside, and walked straight to t
he way up her arms, a physical echo of the rage boiling in her blood. She pressed the lever,
t the rim
ved open from the outside. It hit
f pure, unadulterated control. But his e
nd turned the deadbolt. The sharp click of the
t. The ice water sloshed over the
oncept of personal space?" s
lly, across the room until he stood in front
a businessman's calculation. "How much do you want on the divorc
hit her like a physical slap. The
onto the dispenser tray an
but she pulled with all her strength. She dug past medic
of the desk. The loud smack m
er voice dropping to a lethal whisper.
er. He read the bold, capitalized
E AGRE
bored facade shattered, replace
er of his mouth. "Playing hard to get,
led out a heavy Montblanc fountain p
gn
cked up the document. His eyes sca
locked onto the clause stating she would waive all al
aper turned white. The tendons in his
t, Beckham gripped the top
e ripped the thick stack of pa
as loud and violent. It soun
wide. The breath
ross the desk. She grabbed the lapels of his expensive suit jacket.
n pages. The heavy paper scraps fluttered into
arge hand snaked around her waist, hi
er stomach slammed again
dge of the wood, trapping her complete
rs. She could feel the heat of his skin and the
ng threat that sent shivers down her spine. "You will only get
er hands flat against his solid, unyie
nce in their physical strength was suffocating. He was an immovable
her lower lip to stop herself from crying out. The shoice trembling with suppresse
. Something flickered in his eyes-regret? Hunger? Sh
g down the front of his perfectly pressed su
to clear out of this offic
ked out, leaving
r legs completely giving out, staring at the torn pieces of
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