365 Days with my Nemesis

sional demeanor, there was an undercurrent of tension that neither of them could escape. The way their eyes met across the boardroom t

nt to. Not really. Every moment spent with him only fueled the fire

nto it, it would pass. But she couldn't ignore the way his presence made her fe

ening, every

work and was on her way out of the offic

asual, but there was an edge to it. A hint of

ral. "I have a life outside of work, Matt,

I'm not talking about your life outside

n-his boldness, the way he could make

brow. "There is no 'us,' Matt. We'

able. "That's what you keep telling yourself," he sa

osure, but his words kept echoing in her mind, and suddenly, the distance she had

slightly despite her best efforts, "this can

something else in him-something that made her pause.

r off guard. And before she could stop herself

't you?" she asked, almost teasing, but there was

ng-baiting him, trying to regain control. "I'm not the only

shut this down, to remind herself that this was a bad idea. But instead, she fou

aring as she was pulled into his orbit once more. The t

coming up to cup her face, his

got stuck in her throat as h

ing to admit. There was no hesitation, no holding back. It was a release-a coll

into his with a need that she couldn't control. She was lost in him-lost

eathless, Raven was left with the overwhelming

is. Whether she

as something else there, too-something deeper. He wasn't just af

Raven wasn't sure if she

ered, her voice raw with