Slowly Falling for You

, the flashing neon lights of the club painting streaks of red and blue across their faces. The pounding bass from inside

rough Antonella's. "Tonight is all about you. No

her mind still replayed the humiliating scene from earlier that day, but tonight... Tonight, she wanted

. The club was packed, bodies moving in a chaotic dance of heat and desire. Laughter, hushed conversati

the bar. "Two tequila shots," she ordered,

ts, and before Antonella could process any

gs," Ross said,

ainst Ross's and downing the burning liquid. It scorched its way d

" Ross

she felt. The weight of betrayal, of loss, of humiliation-it all

bbed her hand. "D

he music vibrated through her bones, the beat syncing with her pulse. Ross moved effortlessly, her

she rem

hter anymore. She wasn't the girl wai

was

p breath,

moving as if she had no past, no pain. She wasn't Antonella, the girl whose f

eside her. "Th

like wildfire. Hands brushed, bodies collided, and fo

eathless and giddy, Ross leaned in with a smirk. "

ill high on adrenalin

nowing look. "A o

dazed mind struggling

ited all these years for Drake, thinking he was your forever. And look what he

The words stung bec

e yourself to someone who doesn't matter? No expectation

tter judgment. Maybe it was the betrayal, the humiliation, or maybe it

e heard he

d. "That's

, Ross scanned the room, search

she fou

mile as she turned to Antonella. "Oh, b

d her gaze, and h

s, the top two buttons undone, revealing a glimpse of tanned skin. His dark, tousled hair framed a face that was nothin

n Co

Cooper Group. A man of power, wealth, and mystery. Ruthl

as watch

though she wasn't sure if it was fr

d her forw

e squared her shoulders. She was

nding, she made he

he approached. Up close, he was

lse roaring in her ears. "Would you

lips curling into the b

unk women," he murmured, voic

he lie slipped eas

like he was peeling away her layers, seeing everythi

weetheart.

's breath

was

rning