One Night Stand: Accidental Surrogacy for the Billionaire

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the ballroom doors. I convinced myself, though, that it was only another business gathe

room. Alex Callahan Callahan The manager of my replacement supervisor. The affluent CEO making everyone else l

ne with such fierce intensity that I missed the hundreds of others sitting aro

self, trying to get my erratic heart to cool off: he is o

tand by yourself

he seemed from a distance, and his sharp gaze pointed only at me

d I sounded stupid. Usually,

s. "Neither do you." Looking around the room, his

Wh

t hidden one. " Maybe I wa

turning my stomach over. He was

appeared all at once. As he drew just near enough for m

ou want s

ride logic. I nodded and followed him through a side door to a terrace with a glittering city

ice low, like he was sharing a secret. T

ivering sound. " You

ixated on mine and his voice

sed the draw between us getting stronger. "Why w

ng raw and more profound there. Maybe

d my breath stopped as he drew the space between us closer. Our tong

felt. His fingers lightly but forcefully brushing my cheek created a trail of fire. Yielding to the m

ade; His voice was a mixture of need and restraint; his eyes sought mine as t

; his name seemed to floa

en caught the instan

s gaze on the TV. His voice keen, all

fixed on me as though he missed every instant of

the terrace by myself; his fla

wing morn

ry moment spent on the terrace. I convinced myself by morning t

elf looking for him, powerless. I assured myself that it was a one-time occurrence and I wouldn't

and Alex departed, staring straight ahead. Something powerful and inexpli

I flushed in my fa

an hour before a mess

ht here at my workp

up and walked toward his office. Resolved to remain p

as I approached. "Cl

silence between

he replied, his to

art pounded. "Aroun

lankly as he crossed hi

l way even if his remarks felt like

momentarily. "We cannot let it

nce. Your organization Was

out of my tone, so Mr. Callahan,

wed and he star

s was thick enough to cut with a knife. At l

ped me as I was rea

er thing

ed on me with an intensit

..whatever this is," he said, "it's going to

humped. You could therefor

lit over his face. Instead h

nched was whatever had started between us. And deep down I realized t

e throbbed with an unknown num

Hel

"You have no clue Jade, who you are dealing wit

I peered at my phone-chi

reover, how could the