d waitress, paid the bill, and left a
azed Kaleigh out of the diner, stepping over the broken
were in the car. "Shouldn't we c
'll get a more memorable lesson this way.
perated was so far outside her re
rtment. Instead, the Challenger ate up the miles, headi
leek, modern skyscraper. The garage was filled with
rectly to the top floor. When t
taking panorama of the city lights. The space was minimalist and masculine, decorated in shad
home of a 'regula
ssed his keys onto a marble countertop. "
g her to a stool at the enormous kitchen island. The brief contact sent a sudden jolt
acticed efficiency, pulling ingredients from a stainless-stee
e way his muscular forearms flexed with every precise movement was mesmerizing. The contrast
nt tomato basil pasta w
in her stomach began to loosen. She ate in silence while Cade sat opposite her, watching her with a quiet intensity th
partment. "Two bedrooms. The master
er wall of windows and an empty, walk-i
r tomorrow," he said. "And we ca
accidentally brushed against his rough knuckles. They both froze for a fraction of a second, the air suddenly thick with
swered questions about who he really was, abou
she emerged in the soft pa
red on her for a moment, taking in her damp hair and the way the silk draped over her curves. It
cle ticking in his cheek as he forced
ool, high-thread-count sheets. The bed was enormous,
instead, a strange sense of peace settled over her. The threats of Julian and
f Cade turning a page in the ot
ears, Kaleigh fell asle
er bedroom door and pushed it open a crack. He saw the stead
eased. The dull headache from his own chronic
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