. The elevator launched upwa
the final thread of Ko
he spun her around, slamming her b
jaw, tilting her face up as his mouth crashed
of vintage peat scotch, bitter adrenali
's mocking laughter, the ruined merger. The grief threatened to drown her. But as Kory's tongue parted he
't push
down, her fingers tangling into his thick hair as she k
i
parted onto the pri
tion, heavy breathing, and tangled limbs. Kory kick
H
ough the thin fabric of her uniform, and carried her across the thi
r-of-pearl buttons scattered ac
facade of an elite executive, his chest was carved from lean,
shadows of her mind: Did you really thin
. She reached up, grabbed Kory by his loosene
The drug burning through his veins demanded an outlet, and he took her with an un
sps against the glass windows overlooking the glittering sprawl of Man
light cut across the fl
nto her hips and lower back. She pressed her palms int
Kory Case wa
His wire-rimmed glasses rested on the nightstand. With his dark hair falling across his forehead,
n and shirt lay crumpled near the bathroom. She pulled the
ning partners' meeting at nine. She had zero i
ass table. Her metal key ring cla
ory's eyes s
slowly, the white duvet pooling at his lean, scarred waist,
nded. His voice was deep, flat, and
She dropped to one knee
the bed, pulled his sleek leather wallet from his trouser pocket, an
t carry personal liabilities. Consider it full compensation for
ensa
like an invoice
ed straight to the bedside, and slammed it onto the nightsthat alley because I don't like watching people die. Not because I'm on your payroll. Spend it on some b
sed, dangerous male ego-flickered behind his glacial expression. In h
ression. "Give me your number. We require a mandatory
ber," Adalin
r heel and march
shoulder, but Adaline grabbed the brass door handle, slipped through the
A
e freezing November morning, smoothed her
ess before the closed door, his chest rising and falling
oss Wall Street, but not a single algorithm could explain why a brok
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