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
“Still,” he said gently, “it’s your birthday week. I hate the idea of you being away, but I’m proud of you. I know your mother would be too.”Elena’s heart softened at the mention of her mother. “Thanks, Dad.”Avonlea smiled faintly, but her gaze flicked to Enric and away again. There was a tightnes
Elena’s suitcase lay open on her bed, half-filled with neatly folded blouses and a tangle of charger cords. She tossed a pair of heels into her suitcase with a little too much force."Easy there, soldier,” Avonlea said from the bed, smirking as she slowly sipped from a can of soda. “Those stilettos
He was losing his grip. He could feel it. She was in his bones.“Sir?”Ryan looked up, blinking. His assistant stood at the door. “You called?”“Yes, the Singapore deal closes in ten days. I want every contingency planned for. Also I made some changes in the meeting plan. Go through it and brief ev
The car pulled up to the Carter estate just as the sun dipped below the horizon, painting the sky in hues of burnt orange and deep violet. She leaned her forehead against the window and sighed. Elena hauled her duffel bag out of the trunk, her muscles aching from three days of hiking and late-night