“Sorry,” I murmur. “I guess that’s the second time I’ve gotten carried away.” Aiden’s laugh is warm. “Don’t ever apologize for that.” He takes a few steps closer to me until I can feel the heat of his body. “I admire that about you.” For a moment, we linger like that. I can’t bring myself to pul
Carol’s POV I’m too dumbfounded to respond. Aiden takes this moment to continue speaking slowly. I can tell he’s carefully watching my every reaction. “You were the person I was speaking about in the interview,” he confirms, “but I didn’t want to reveal too much. You’re human, which is incredibl
Carol’s POV I wake up this morning not to the sound of my normal alarm, but instead to the sound of voices chattering in the distance. I sit up and groan. I already slept terribly last night thanks to all of the messy feelings I’ve been trying to work through. Why does the street have to be so noi
By the time the contract signing rolls around, I’m far too tense. I take a series of deep breaths as I walk toward the conference room. It’s just a contract signing, I try to remind myself. You’ve done hundreds of these. Just because your client is super hot and maybe your fated mate doesn’t mean
Carol’s POV Daniel lets out a long-suffering sigh and pinched the bridge of his nose. “Enough with the dramatics,” he says. “I’m not here for workplace drama. I’m here because you told me you had concerns about Carol’s business practices.” “It isn’t just workplace drama!” Zack insists. “Carol ch
Carol’s POV Zack immediately whips out his phone and calls Sophia. “Babe. Can you come in here? Now?” He says. His voice is audibly strained. Zack and Sophia argue back and forth for a few moments before he hangs up the phone. There is a short moment of tense silence as we all stare at one anoth
Carol’s POV Aiden and I fall onto the couch in a rush of sudden passion. We aren’t able to pull each other’s clothes off fast enough. Our bodies ache to touch once again, and soon enough, they do. The kiss turns into something more languid and heated as Aiden flips us over, holding me against th
Every moment feels like a dream that might end at any second. The truth is, I can’t think of a single reason to say no. As long as I don’t drop my lease just yet, there’s no harm in spending a bit more time here, right? I tell myself. Something deep within me knows I won’t just stop at that. I cle