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make the agreement vanish. His grip was firm, unwavering - the kind of touch t

ed with something unspoken and electrifying. She tried to ignore the way his eyes

voice was brittle, like she was asking for directions rather than outlining t

if they were about to walk into a board meeting. "You'll come with me to my place. We have a

p back. "I need time, Dominic. I can't just - pac

assie. We don't have the luxury of time. The merger I'm working on goes pu

nd through her tangled hair. "This isn't just som

a notch. "You can still walk away, but I'm not going to wait around

ting offer. But the words stuck in her throat, replaced by the grim reality of her situation. The bout

ith you tonight. But I'm not some pawn you can push around, Dominic

k, as if he were pleased by her defiance.

ening the back door as Dominic gestured for her to follow. Cassie hesitated for a heartbeat, looking back toward h

eath, squared her shoulders

rk and expensive - lingered in the enclosed space. He slid in beside her, close enough that their legs almost

e window, watching the rain-slicked streets as they left her neighborh

tions," Dominic said,

re like a million questions. Like, why me? Why go through this r

e read. "Because I need someone who's not tied to my world," he said simply. "Someone who isn't after my money or

ifficult?" she asked, her tone drip

missing a beat. "You're not a yes

incredulous. "This is

against the seat, looking far too relaxed for

o a corner," she shot back

out," he said quietly. "

of her was curious about him - about the man behind the cold exterior. What had driven

ifting gears. "If I'm going to play the r

r tech firms," he explained. "I've been working on this for over a year. The board needs reassurance that I'm stab

ly man," Cassie said, the pieces falli

rception is reality. And if they perceive that I have a stea

And what happens after the merger?

leanly. You walk away with enough money to star

nical, so calculated. And yet, she couldn't deny the pull of it - the chance to

glass and steel. Dominic's home, she realized. Of course

was walking into a different world entirely. Dominic was beside her

g important: she wasn't just stepping into his home

o idea what t