The C.E.O and I

ake Stark's office, b

unreal, and the usual cold, clinical furniture had v

ie loosened, top buttons open to reveal the sharp line of h

e door,"

er mind could catch up.

ready cross

esit

ase every other kiss she'd ever known, possessive, punishing, addictive

in those skirts, pretending you d

etending,"

nimal, and pushed

e thin lace barrier of her underwear. She gasped whe

alread

e whispered.

n her legs, tossing them a

sank to

t, then faster, deliberately. He knew exactly how to und

is hair. She couldn't

his belt with one hand, n

u want

God,

g open in a moan. He didn't give her time to adjust. Just started moving

He lifted one of her legs, changed the angle, and s

e growled

oaned, body trembl

lease, until he groaned her name aga

gled. Breathing

re

-

ing. Sheets twisted around her legs. He

ill rang in her

eiling, willing her

ream.

me, it had

about sex. She was dreami

had n

-

was

But for Jake Stark, that

imalist, as cold and precise as the man who ran it. STARK Industries didn't hum with life. It moved l

overlooking the city like a throne room. Through the tra

gaze hit before th

, turned the knob,

icked shut

le

" His voice was calm. Too calm.

y, Mr. St

excu

th. Her pulse dr

of those cold, calculating glacier

son fil

esk without a sound. His office was all black a

at the file. He

lipst

inked.

head slightly.

sible. But the heat that sho

emember

nals in this office. Or

wanted to say. Instead, s

s Co

opped.

on the Taiwan projections

ght Fin

ter than the

she was dismissed.

ecretary who'd lasted a year with Stark, while others barely made it three months. Th

t. She didn't cr

didn't compliment her. Just nodded. But she caught the

meeting, probably. She ate at her desk. Tu

er roommate an

has he finally turne

smi

breathing.

duce him and put yo

d, then

e'd thought a

Miss Commbs like it tasted better than coffee. The way her stomach twisted eve

impos

addi

al. An HR request. She handled e

walked into the break

ark was

nter, sipping black cof

tated. H

you as shy,

bottle of water from the frid

rner of his mouth twitc

ting to sound like yo

oo hard. It cracked.

r. Just a step.

asked. His voice

hed. "What else

. Ice and fire. "I wond

ke that. Leaving her heart po

-

sier to finish her work when the off

she heard hi

ll h

as standing by her

nes don

d closer. "You work like you'

dn't a

Then reached into his coat pocke

er

ated. "Wh

ontblanc. Consider it a thank yo

"You don't d

ke me reg

It was sleek and e

. "This doesn't

"But it confirm

ould ask, he

-

early. Beat him to the offic

ack coffee on her des

she

she'd un

es. But with her... he did

own, heart

know what

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