u
Reed and that's
nd closed doors. It was mine. A name that carried
has a way of s
royed by his own demons. He was into drugs and fraud. He had scandals that still lingered in the corners of this buil
sed to step int
f lined up, polite smiles, admiration dripping from every
er when I steppe
few rebellious strands brushin
nce at me and my
fa
nd tried to place it. I fro
inching. Then, as if she hadn't just kno
cas. Fuck
any times. The tilt of her head, the way she carried herself with prec
me. I removed my jacket and slumped on my chair Everything w
ded a
ls. It was standard procedure for someone taking over Altura Group. Everyt
photos, scanning cas
as staring
nal Assistant to
aughed. I recognized her. Even to me, it sounded a l
ow for a reason that still amused me and the woman who was the best sex
ward, tracin
isions, my father's expectations and Brandon's mess. It was all me
darker this tim
e bass rattling my chest. I had gone there to drink myself into oblivion, my
en I s
eading to a meeting and heels that looked like they were designed to stab the floor rather than dance on it. Honestly, I wond
he caught my
the door, poli
n," I r
the door, poli
ping my voice smooth,
oor o
perfectly wrapped disaster
a H
up, perfectly composed, professional. Every instinct screamed at me to
nd, pressed against mine just nine hours ago, dari
nctioning brain. For a heartbeat, I forgot she was my PA. I forgot everything except that she
her hands twisted slightly in her l
rd the chair. "
ly on her lap and yet... a quiver in her fingers, the tiniest hitch in her
sonal assistant," she added,
e mask settle. There was no need to j
er," I said, extending my hand.
htly tense. I let it linger just long enou
" she sai
k tugging at my lips.
e, just for a second, he
I said, letting my voi
a small, nervous gesture that made me want to lean
on't think so, si
smirk deepen. "You look
don't th
ped in,"I guess my se
yhat witu a respo
the desk, letting the tension build. "Most people wouldn't
like to maintain professi
d. "Good. That will serve yo
ang between us. "We're going to make a great te
up her neck, her eyes flickering with he
ift, it wasn't not crude, not obvious but deliberate down the curve of her back, the
chest, the way she had moved, trembled. My chest tightened. My brain tried to remind me I was in cont
to forget about that ass or
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