He looked from me to Charli. She smiled at him, and the heat boiling from my collar told me that my face joined the party of red. If this asshole didn't move in the next three seconds, I wasn't responsible. "Goodbye, Chad," Charli said. "Thank you for the drink." "Is this the guy you're waiting fo
Charli At 7:45 I stepped from the suite with my head held high. Nox left me five one-hundred-dollar bills, and while my plan was to save every penny, that wasn't starting yet. Instead of going to the spa appointment, I used my time wisely, walking to a few different stores, purposely avoiding the h
"So if he agrees, what's the problem?" "The problem is that others got to the House Ways and Means committee before the bill was drafted. Tobacco and alcohol have been taxed to death with the sin tax. They're rebelling. Senator Higgins from Georgia is one of the biggest proponents for the current w
I would, but it wouldn't stop him. He'd barge right in even if I were in a meeting. It wouldn't matter to him who I was talking to. After all, he was Oren Demetri. It's his damn name on the letterhead. "No. I have a few minutes before my meeting with Ellis. Send him back." "Yes, sir." I took a se
My thoughts went back to Charli. I wanted to believe that she was lured, tricked, or scammed into signing with the agency. I didn't want to believe that she stooped to sell her greatest commodity—herself. The cold, hard reality was that she had. She'd signed the agreement of intent. She'd signed a o
Nox I couldn't concentrate. Shit, I could barely function. Thoughts of Charli consumed my mind—her gorgeous eyes, the way she looked at me when I came out of that room and our gaze met. I hadn't planned on going to the Mandarin yet or being there when she arrived. I had things to do, but I couldn't