he corridor. Her legs felt like l
eels clicking against the linoleum floor, until she reac
inside, and walked straight to t
aper cup. She pressed the lever, letting the ice-cold water fil
t the rim
ved open from the outside. It hit
face was a mask of pure
nd turned the deadbolt. The sharp click of the
t. The ice water sloshed over the
oncept of personal space?" s
owly, casually, across the room u
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
d, her voice dropping to a lethal
er. He read the bold, capitalized
E AGRE
bored facade shattered, replace
corner of his mouth. "Playing har
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
ring paper was l
wide. The breath
med, lunging forward across the desk. She gra
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
st. The sheer difference in their physical stre
her lower lip to stop herself from crying out. The shoice trembling with suppresse
g lip for a long second. Then
lly smoothing down the front of
to clear out of this offic
ked out, leaving
air, her legs completely giving out, staring at the t
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