a's

ardn

as also silent-so silent that you could hear a pin drop. The only sound filling the room was the

eyes darting everywhere except at the ridiculously gorgeous man in front of me. Yet, despite

owerful figure who carried the blood of the esteemed Voss family-t

his sex

ifferently. Why? Because Alaric was the sexiest man alive. And don't

talk of the town. Almost every woman dreamed of

rately pleading for a single night with him-just one nigh

ye

ss who had actually spent th

't remember

ed, even. Who in their right mind wants to remember a one-night stand with their father's friend?" I whispered

nowing myself, I was pretty sure I had e

il

licked my bottom lip. My eyes trailed over his broad shoulder

u

hing this ma

are not located at my crotch. If you do

My.

at had just left Alaric's mouth. My gaze snapped away from him as I has

mist

like a ripe tomato. But could you blame me? The way he was looking at me-like I was som

looking at your...." My sentence trailed

ing brow at me before casually dropping my résumé

an't you finish your sentence, Miss Ashford?

tead of little rose, like he always had, sent

essional? Especially after

he pressed, straig

kered downward-to the slightly unbuttone

Ashf

ckly, snapping my gaze away before he cou

h me? Why was I acting

your words around me," I finally mustered the courage to speak, and for

ords shattered what

, tilting his head slightly. "I'm pretty sure we've long passed the phase of what's proper or not. If I r

? That was a stretch!

thing like that? I neve

d the night together?" Tho

u

remember

at night, then it should have wi

?" Alaric finally spoke, though it wasn

was something about the way he looked at me-intense, knowing. And fo

outh-yet no w

o him and couldn't even remember it? Or should I lie and preten

ions. Which one do yo

rk widening as he rubbed his bottom lip, his eyes

appened. We both had sex, so let's just treat it like a normal one-night stand and forget ab

p. T

umb enough to tell him the truth. It was better to shut this down now b

at I had slept with Alaric. N

le

y chuckled. The sound was low, almost amused, and before I could react, he gave me a

d hand in confusion before s

shiver down my spine, he added, "You'll be working as my slut-oh, my mistake, I

ing in me screamed that I shouldn't shake his hand, that this man was a devil in disguise

ed his hand, his grip firm and unwavering,

e a pleasure working here," I said, k

tly around mine, and his sm

m sure