BAD BOSS (Irresistible #2)

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d burn its way down my throat. I'd just lost Carter's attent

he yielded to his brothe

second,

laughed, pointing acro

y real talent" at the party, and now it seemed he was doin

s go over there and outbid him

at the c

impressed. You've got p

ment I entertained the idea of going there, grabbing my bike, and riding the three hours to my home in East Hampton

d town and find some real talent since there's clearly none in this room,

I masked m

s possible and you're by no means the only person interested in buying," I

but I was still eager to get it off my h

was also in the process of freeing up capital for

ng concerts and tours, capitalizing on both road games and the offseason to make the stadium profitable year

ocused attention, which I knew I wasn't gett

Hoult? We're at a party. Enjoy yourself."

"Why don't we see what's going on at 1OAK tonight? We'll grab Carter, take a spin in one of your cars, and we'll have a

ertain that wasn't the ac

asked with

" he asked, his face lit up

esentment as I turned toward th

figure wrapped in a long, red dress. Gotta give it to him this time, I

on hers, my heart ju

pped

question to escape my mouth, but it came out in a sho

know her? W

yet here we were. She was a thousand times sexier tha

? Don't keep me hang

d with a comical urgency on me. I noted with amusemen

assistan

hought about what I was saying. I cleared my thr

around? Are you fucking crazy?" Turner laug

ted me with those big eyes, and I wan

her tits and bend that perfe

umbering idio

frowned

er around before. If she's your assi

ht on m

th my story. "She was overseeing the renovation and management change at the Biarr

it to myself as Turner

of us staring at her now. "Po

he blushed and squirmed in

ssy wa

ng every inch of her at my leisure. From as far as I stood, I could se

I remembered exactly how fucking sweet they were on my ton

no hint of expression

apology," he declar

t girls like her. Fuck did my dad call them again?" He sna

, and I have a strict rule

lips. "I mean Christ, do you see

asshole. I

he's just far too valuable of an employe

uh... you said she's your expert on the Biarri

"If you're interested in hearing her reports, I'd be happy to have

gain. "Set it up, Hoult. Tuesd

y eyes to the woman I'd just made my non-consenti

me want to forget everything and just bury myself inside h

provising on the fly

red percent of her wil

A

e to breathe let

rprised. Just

d hallway toward a marble staircase. I hastily gathered my skirt in my hand as

ts were s

nd floor. Two vested servers wheeled a cart of dirty plates from an empty ba

dropped it like a hot potato when I felt that rigid knot of muscle. Answers. I needed

lease tell me w

slid ba

ching when he eyed my dress. I looked down at myself, realizing that in our

lie I involved you in before

are you talking

could tell he wanted to ask how I knew it, but it was cl

you for a very short and specific job. To be safe, we can make it a three-month

Wait. I don't understand –

ll report on a twenty-million-dollar renovation to a resort in Biarritz, France that

present this information to t

is

you sedu

d. "Exc

n't at all mean

need a very thorough explanation," I said. Despite my frustratio

important deal with the Roths," he explained

es instant gratification, generally in the form of impressing a beautiful woman. Of course, from what I've gathered, they lose that interest the moment they actually have sex with the woman, so your job is to be professional while also dressing provocatively and flir

hearing. But presuming I'd just understood c

t my

want me to string these guys along with my sexual allure, an

and business trips, and when we're not doing anything involving the Roths, which will probably be most days

old before knowing I could use t

u thinking?"

I said, if only to rem

whom I'd spent the past six days obsessing over, was proposin

ew I owed myself a moment to consider the co

uldn't th

" Julian said, breaking my weak

Maga

d. "You'r

m curiously. "

told you that I could guarantee getting you either your job back or a be

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ning a complete fucking mystery to me. I had no reason to trust him. I knew nothing about him exce

nd him, and it always inclined me t

idea for me to work for him? An

sleep with him for the first and last time. After that, I'd cut myself off be

pattern of doing very much

ed before I cou

by the speed of my response, which ha

ed his hand and ask

is lips and forgot to backtrack or at least as

a deal." I swallowed the knot in my throat. "And i

softened u

d. My pulse picked up as his gaze grew hea

a," he smiled, sending a shiver up my sp

e fact that I was still processing what I'd just done,

fucked

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