Tempted by the Billionaire's secret

Lawso

the office. The warning he had so casually thrown at me wasn't ju

neuvered, and something about me had p

xactly why Nicolas Vaughn remained untouchable in his world. His ability to read a room, to dis

remained sharp. The high-stakes environment had a way of keeping adr

the reports I had prepared. The golden light of the setting sun cast sha

g too hard," he said, voice s

replied, keeping my tone even. "If the ruling swings against him, he'll need a rest

y, a smirk playing at his lips.

hat you hi

d in his gaze. "It

scrutiny held weight, as though he was pe

ponents," I said, forcing the conversati

you

guard. He never asked per

f revealing my weakness

e escaped him.

poken weight of something neither of

broke the moment. "Mr. V

shifting. "Cancel it," he said, gl

rough me, but I masked it qui

ob," he interrupted, alrea

him into the private elevator, the enclosed

lling the space. Nicolas leaned back against the leather seat, h

ell today," he said,

ggested it had been a test.

t scare

lingered. "That's going to

curled in my stomach. This wa

That was

-

s Vaug

as impossib

managed to surprise me. The way she had handled Samuel today hadn't gone unno

barely f

at the top. Power wasn't about money- it was about control. Infl

d that better

egance of the entrance telling me more about her than she p

ning the door, as if wei

sily," I noted, wat

unreadable crossed her

gged at my lips

en us, unspoken tension si

breaking whatever thread had been pulling between us

hing w

ned around the pho

li

but I didn't

pausing briefly. "See y

shield. One she was

building, the sharp click of her

rom, it was only a matter

-

Lawso

tepped inside. Maybe it was just my thoughts,

ned unread, but the name alon

thought you could di

lips. This wasn't the first m

ked the door behind me, press

las Vaughn was dangerous

about my past... I wouldn't just be ris