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My mind couldn't catch up. My legs felt like they were filled with sand‚ an
could this b
I was careless or lazy. I had gotten here early. I had tried. The building was confusin
anted me gone.
urt. I had bragged about the salary‚ about the offer‚ about how I was going to prove them all wrong. My brother had laughed - not
before I even started‚ they
e-" I started‚ m
out!" he
my feet moved before my brain could think. I was out of the board
ed behind me wit
lt tight. Tears were already burning behind my eyes‚ but I blinked hard
k‚ Skye
ought I hadn't earned this position and that he could toss me out just as e
did know exac
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was impo
sted‚ braces on my teeth‚ hair always in messy ponytails. There wa
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minutes passed. Then fifteen. Then twenty. People walked by and ga
usand doll
got that kind of money. Not in my field. Not anywhere. This was my one shot
room door opened
hich he did. His stride was long and unhurried‚ his jaw
I said quickly‚ r
re?" he asked without turning a
ce. "I wasn't late on purpose. I got here an hour early but this building is huge and confusing and I got co
mly. He stopped in front of the
e. Please. I'm
open with a soft ding. He s
something inc
d myself i
etal box. Just me and him. No one else. The air felt thick and warm and I could
s narrowed slowly‚ like a predator deciding wh
ain‚ my voice barely
Not
ir‚ p
I fired you‚" he said slowly‚ each word deliberate and heavy‚
evator. That was why no one else was here. That was w
w it was private.
until my back hit the cold elevator wall. He didn't follow‚ but the way he looked at me mad
hat's not
to. Then you ignore a direct order to leave. And now you're standing in my private ele
ords made something danger
ance‚" I whispered. "T
n a position to
do?" My voice broke slightly. "I
in his expression.
ng?" he as
lowed har
ht away. He just looked
t from his body pressed against mine through the thin fabric of my blouse. His hand came up and landed fl
Cag
re to go. Nowhere to look except straight up into those deep blue eyes that
ing against my ribs so hard that I was sure he could hear it. My thighs pressed together on instinct‚ squeezing tight‚ and I didn't even u
sn't fea
said‚ his voice dropping
ice came out as
breath against my forehead. Close enough that if I tilted m
een my legs‚ and I pressed my knees together harder
at me‚"
breasts closer to his chest without quite touching. The air between us felt e
there was something underneath it. Something barely restrained that made the ha
e back. But my body wouldn't listen. My body was burning everywhere his shadow touched me‚ and my lungs couldn't seem to pu
‚" I br
Yes
Yes‚
aw tightened. His eyes dropped to my mouth and stayed there for
and deliberate‚ tracing along my jaw‚ down to the corner of my mouth. My lips parte
The touch was so light it was almost nothing‚ but my entire body reacted like he had kissed me. Heat rushed to my face‚
for half a second‚ and when they came
rushed against my ear. His breath was warm and slow against my skin and every
ence of the elevator. I squeezed my thighs together so hard that the friction sent a s
do you mean
g out of control. Then lower. His fingertips trailed down my collarbone and stopped at the top button of my blouse
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