After One Reckless Night
econd, time h
ddly familiar about her. The curve of her jaw, the ey
pounded. She coul
me man from that n
cial resemblance
the portfolio she held tempted to fall,
night that carried memories - heart-aching
uddenly cleared his throat, blinking
ard, regaining his usual composure. But the way he star
ed, brows curv
to normal as if something hadn'
ce rang out, calm and collected. "W
ryone's faces, but Kimberly'
in her chest loudly. So loud she could
***
use. One by one, the applicants began filing out of the hall, heels
all group of ladies had already gat
ancing back toward the building. "She only just got he
whole room had disappeared. I swear, they were just standing
imed in. "Pretty face, slim waist, maybe
ealousy and spite ev
ry picture from the hallway. "Wait a second... I knew she looked familiar!" she said, her voice rising with a mix of
tching the phone from her. "That Kimb
nways, even landed a fragrance deal with Deveraux. And then poof-radio silence. No on
folded tightly over her chest, trying to block ou
keep moving, even as her mind spun with th
come to b
rrington had
veryone el
t wrong about o
face had graced billboards and landed many deals. Bu
d by love, had sacrificed her rising career to care for him.
od as one of her deepest regrets,
***
window, staring blankly out at the city
dn't see
stuck in that room.
ught back memori
rs trying to forget that nigh
s decision fueled by too much whiskey and a desperate need
his desk, jolting hi
, glanced at the caller ID
his PA,
red gruffly in a lo
e background check you requested ear
ghtly, his grip tighte
as the woman or not. Maybe he was wro
gainst the desk, his other ha
us's end as he took a hesit
rom six years ago. The one from the penthouse hotel that night.
uddenly plastered on his face as he
***
ired of her to do so before leaving. She picked up her handbag to
man asked with a pol
g the handbag she had just
to see you in his offi
own Kimberly's spi
nd. She could already see the looks on the faces
ss
d, gesturing toward Bryce's o
ls echoed like gunshots against the tiled floors, each s
stop thumping hard
was i
...recog
blouse, pressing her fingers to he
spered to herself. He didn't recogni
ing to regain the poise she'd practiced in fro
her out of her thoughts as the assi
murmured, barely rec
elf toget
back turned to her, one hand tucked into his pocket, the
he told her, but d
rt hammered in her ch
th and hypnotizing th
e soft click of the latch soun
nce settled
ned to face her, and K
handsome than the few
r a quick ma
ke, getting Kimberly out of her silly thoughts
ain. He just called
ho'd been waiting six long years for this exact moment. Kimberl
ame change." His g
e?" Kimberly stammered, her pulse jumped as
gne, so familiar it made her sick. Or it was just
myself it couldn't be you. Not after all this
nked and swa
nized he
couldn't quite solve. "Tell me something," he said,
k in her throat, her hands slightly trembling as she too
e," Kimberly said quickly, grasping for calm, but it slipped through her f
wrists above her head, eyes dark with intensity as they drank her in. "You became mine from the second I touched you....and no am
g as the truth crashed over her. He did recog
h