“So,” Elena said, nodding toward a street vendor selling satay. “You’ve been here before?”Ryan glanced at the food. “A couple of times.”“For work?”“Mostly.”“Bet you didn’t have someone dragging you through souvenir stalls and bubble tea shops back then.”“No.”She caught the twitch at the corner
Elena stood in front of the full-length mirror in her hotel room, scowling at her reflection, frustration mounting with every passing second, her suitcase wide open, a battlefield of dresses, shoes, and accessories scattered around her like casualties of war. “Nothing fits. Nothing works. I look li
Ryan nodded curtly. Elena took her card and stepped into the elevator beside him, trying to keep the tension from seeping into her spine.The elevator ride was silent save for the soft jazz piping through the speakers. Ryan leaned against the mirrored wall, his arms crossed, watching the numbers cli
The wheels of the jet touched down with a gentle thud on the runway at Changi Airport, jolting Elena from her thoughts. Outside the window, the Singapore skyline glittered under the afternoon sun, towering glass spires piercing cotton ball clouds, lush greenery weaving between modernity.Ryan barely
Ryan’s blue eyes were dark with heat. “Good. Be mad. Be furious. But don’t think for a second I’ll keep my hands off you when you look like this.”She didn’t have time to process before his hands lifted her by the thighs, wrapping her legs around his waist. Ryan’s hand slid under her blouse, callous
Elena stared at him as if she were hallucinating. Her brain was trying to catch up with what her eyes were seeing, and what her pounding heart already knew. The hum of the engines vibrated through her bones, but all she could focus on was the man lounging before her.Ryan turned another page of his