i P
in my arms as I marched down the rubber-matt
steel elevator doors and
akable, steady rhythm that set my nerves on fire. The scent of winter
rt was standing less
arply it accentuated every inch of his broad, athletic frame. His dark hair w
d speak, the elevator ar
ked inside. Two junior marketing coordinators, a corporate accountant
ushing forward. I was shoved straight into the crowded elevator cab, losing my balance. My po
d corner. I looked up, my face burning, only to meet Kurt's icy blue eyes. A fai
rs, completely oblivious to the fact that the billionaire owner of the fr
ld me from the crush of bodies, maintaining a subtle, highly
levator began its climb to
cating, broken only b
ering in a tone that was supposed to be quiet butd. "You know how he never lets a woman within ten feet of him?
giggled. "Yeah, he'
his Escalade parked outside the Duran Hotel at da
knuckles turned white. My heart was pounding so har
er voice dripping with venom. "I heard from security that she practically rode him in the back
ugh the floorboards. I shot a panicked, flustered glare ov
clearly enjoying this. With agonizing slowness, he raised his left hand to his throat. His lon
If anyone in front of us simply turned their head, they would imm
screaming at him to stop. Kurt's lips simply curved into a faint smile, thorou
adjusting her matcha cup with a sniff, emboldened by the gossip. "Probably
oor. The urge to shove my portfolio
was dead calm, dropping the temp
hipping their heads around to find the apex pre
nt department t
just stared at the digital f
e to spew vile, baseless gossip in my elevato
second. She choked on her breath, clutching her cup so hard the plasti
ed at the floor as if th
he was just a ruthless boss defending his own privacy, but I knew t
ared to
loudly. Floor 12.
terrified silence inside the cab linger
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