e had always sworn she would never let any man control her. If

ing to him promise to take control- while every nerve in her body screamed for her to give in

ot quite touching. "All you need to do is give in,

w she'd probably agree to whatever he suggested-and that realization sent a silent alarm through her

ng her exposed in front of him. He spotted her beige bra, grinned, and somehow found it more alluring than he'd expected. The pal

rousers. The sight left Vasti stunned- she had never seen a man's

mouth. Adônis MacGyver threaded his fingers through her loose hair, giving it a gentl

nis MacGyver tugged her hair once more, firm enough to send

ed to boss her around like this. But her lips betray

. Yes

ded her with a brief

s over her, the approval clear. "Are you

ed, barely able to process his

r might have been obsessed with her, but he hadn't forgotten his responsibilit

she replied, careful to keep things formal. Calling Heidi by her first name felt

n hooking up

pped back, but only for a second-he swooped in to kiss her, nipping playfully at her li

, stunned and motionless. "What had

he was embarrassingly wet. She hurried to the restroom, cleaned up as best she could, and returned to her desk. Vasti understood exactly wha

tally berated herself. "But he wants it. He was insanely attractive, and-let's be honest-you

cked up her purse. The moment she stood, Adônis MacGyver showed up

o buttons of his shirt had been undone. She couldn't help b

h a small nod, and he gestured fo

de down together in silence, with security cameras

atching as he strode ahead. She trailed after him until they reached his car- the very same one from

reached over and rested his hand on her thigh, giving it a ge

he sensation wasn't unpleasant. She turned to him, still baffled an

, he assured her. Adônis MacGyver definitely had some unusual

fe enough to go that far with him. That boyfriend, on the other hand, couldn't stand the wait-her refusa

a new room-she refused to keep living alongside her ex and his new playmate. Two months later, he came crawling back, begging for another chance. The reason? As it turned out, the ot

The name fit him perfectly; she'd never laid eyes on anyone so attractive. It wasn't just his glossy dark hair or those striking turquoise-gr

ver asked, glancing over when

ly mention now. Vasti hesitated, chewin

r hoped she wasn't about to bring up a boyfriend- he wasn't int

e never actually

isting it only happened with a boyfriend, and the whole speech that usually followed. Part

erything. Having sex with someone outside a relationship isn't s

ilting her head a little. His an

how that's relevant

looked

a relationship, never with someone you barely know... Casual s

ot what I was trying to say, Vasti said after clearin

fast, and that wasn't what she wanted. If he hurt her simply because

r veered to the shoulde

kept his eyes on the steering wheel, and Vasti noticed

o be sure he'd heard correc

do yo

her, and Vasti could tell his expression mixed anger,

ngine. "Is there a problem? I just didn't want to drop that on yo

e long for Vasti to realize he was driving back toward her neighborhood, thoug

ed forward. Vasti frowned and almost reached for his

get it

aintenance, they get attached, and before long, it's all talk abou

He didn't. He meant every word. With a scoff of disbelief, she climbed