a's

n Sebastian Knight's office, my heart still ra

.. I hadn't expected to feel anything but hatred. But here I

, Zara.

ecially not by him. This was about reve

y seemed to want to forget that fact. I had a mission to

is room. A strategic spot to monitor him from. I would be there every

e keyboard, I couldn't remove the sensati

idea alone. Gosh, wh

pulling up files that I had carefully h

of which were so deeply buried in shell companies and off-shor

ove. Slowly and methodicall

ut not enough to be traced back to me. It had to be

les, my eyes caught one in

e was Sebastian's biggest competitor and an even bigger t

Noah Hale was supposed to be a spit fire, but he

might be more than helpful; he might

le further, a voice bro

ll h

I looked up to find Sebastian in the office d

d to catch me off

le as I quickly closed my

"I don't like surprises, Miss Mo

pt my face neutral. "I wasn'

back to me, and for a second there, I

from the door. "Good. Because surprises

ain. That dark,

. He warned me that he wanted to see how far I could g

safe. I was here to burn

ice steady even though my body was betr

rled up into a slow

k into his office. The second the door closed, I let

togethe

k in the air, intoxicating. He was so... infuriati

ying. It was important for me to stay away from him emotionall

imple. Not with the way he looked at me. No

ed some fresh air. The night was warm when I

ne from my pock

tely. "Hello, who

h, dangerously charming. "I

Please, who is this, and h

ys," he said, his tone laced with am

at the towering Knight Ent

ing myself to a whole new level of dange

he

car. Be rea

e line went dead. I stared

t real step toward di

ght of Noah and Sebastian both vying for con

ngerous game. And

-

. I let out a long breath before climbing inside the cool-leathe

And I needed him to want me. To ache for me. Al

o a nice hotel. The type of place where deals are made behin

seemed like it took forever, my heart

pen, casually leaning against the marb

d smiled slowly, the corners

tepping forward. "Yo

and lead me deeper into the room.

my knuckles. "I knew you were dange

could feel the heat radiating off him. "D

my back pressed me closer to him. It was a charged moment, a phy

n't just a

I had to exert over this situatio

re that flooded me when his lips brushed my

ah. Not fro

over me, the way they could c

erous. But it