could see the faint pulse beating at the base of he
pression hardening. He wasn't going to
dinner tonight,"
ix. He just needed to put a wall between the
't wipe the smile off her face. Instead,
, standing up straight.
ad brought for him, and took a delicate bite. She chewed slowly, looking arou
ing in his chest. She wasn't following the rules. She wasn't throwing
e and hit the speed dial for his assistant
ug of milk. He placed it on the coffee table in front of Elliana, cast
Elliana. "Drin
lips, took a small sip, and then, with a subtle
she
ectly on the front of her beige dress. A dark, wet sta
pped up. His bro
spilled it." She looked up at Damon, biting her lower lip. "This dress is a limited
tly timed, too deliberate. But he couldn't exactly c
office, her eyes landing on the sleek,
" she asked innocently. "Do you mind
alked past his desk, pushed the door open
iolently in his jaw. He pinched the bridge of his n
y signed his way through a stack of contract
st about to get up and pound on
a step
in his throat. The air
anging in loose, dark waves over her shoulders. B
ne of his spare w
s completely exposed to the cool air of the office. She hadn't buttoned it all the way up; the top three
arefoot, her toes sinkin
light and airy. She held up the damp beige fabric in one
apple bob sharply as he swallowed hard, a clear sign that his throat had gone bone dry. The veins in h
is knuckles turned stark white under the pressure. "Who told you to
head, looking at him with wide, innocent eyes that co
her lower lip jutting out slightly. "Damon, you wou
She reached out and lightly grabbed the cu
spered, her eyes locking onto his
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