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a sweeping view of the city skyline, and the marble floors echoed under her heels, making her feel small and exposed. Everything about t

tor, a touch that was almost possessive. It sent an involuntary shiver down her spin

cious car with dark wood paneling and mirrored walls. Dominic stepped in first, and Cassie hesitated o

began to ascend smoothly, the

he observed, his v

inst the wall. "Of course I'm nervous. I

t," he said, as if th

ecause it seems to me you're used to getting ex

nto a small, knowing sm

st, but she forced herself to meet his gaze, refusing to be the first to look away. She wouldn't

t that looked like it belonged in a magazine spread. The living room was all clean lines and soft lighting, with floor-to-c

she admitted, almo

s coat and draping it over the back of a sleek leather cha

trance, feeling out of pla

. "I've never had the need for a

ingers through her hair. "Because th

oom. "Temporary, yes," he said quietly. "But whi

ing it, the glass cool against her palm. She didn't usually drink, but tonight she ne

lass down on the counter with a clink. "You wan

stablish a credible relationship quickly. That means public appearances, private dinn

tly do you plan to convince people we're in lov

caught as he reached out, gently tucking a stray strand of her hair behind her ea

husky whisper. "People believe what they want to believ

wayed by the intensity in his eyes. "Yo

"I prefer to think of it as

she challenged, her voic

ched out, his fingers grazing the side of her jaw. "We're on the same

to maintain the walls she'd built around herself, but there was a part of her - a small, reckle

eeding the distance. "Let's start with the

t at a charity gala last year," he said smoothly. "I was captivated by the way you handled yours

an eyebrow.

, taking another sip of hi

xasperated. "You make

and stepping closer to her again. "If you play th

o close now, she could see the flecks of gold in his eyes, the faint stubble along his

not a good actres

itive skin there. It was a gesture that was both possessive and strangel

tanding in front of her, the way he was looking at her as if she were the most

s gone. Dominic released her and stepped back,

ain. "There's a charity event downtown. We'll

g the lump in her throat

deeper into the penthouse. "The guest room is down the hall to the left. You'll fin

tment settled around her, Cassie realized that she had just stepped into the first chapter of a

rn how to survive in his world