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ISABELLA

“You’ll stay the night.”

Logan’s words weren’t exactly a request. He said it with such finality as a closing vault, and as much as I wanted to twist my mouth into something smug and say I had places to be, the truth was, it was late.

I wasn’t exactly keen on battling a city full of drunk drivers and existential dread just to make it back to my shoebox apartment.

So instead, I let out a noncommittal noise, somewhere between a hum and a sigh, and rose from his lap with as much dignity as I could manage.

“Great,” I drawled. “I always dreamed of squatting in a stranger’s luxury suite.”

His lips curved into something that wasn’t quite a smile but was dangerous all the same.

“You’re not squatting.”

“Semantics,” I muttered.

I slipped away from him, my skin still tingling from the ridiculous way he’d been feeding me earlier.

Who even did that? Oh right, men who could buy countries and still have pocket change.

The bathroom was pristine, as expected. Chrome fixtures, marble counterto
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    LOGANI should’ve known Isabella wouldn’t make it easy. She rarely did. That was half the damn thrill of it.When she agreed to dinner, I managed to play it cool, but in truth, it settled something restless in me. She was stubborn. She didn’t just say yes.If you knew anything about Isabella, it was that you never told her what to do. You had to let her get there on her own, in her own time, even if it made you want to drive your fist through a wall while you waited.And now she was sitting next to me in the car, legs crossed, tapping her fingers against her thigh like she was counting down the minutes until she changed her mind.I pulled open the passenger door for her like some gentleman, an act I rarely bothered with, and she froze mid-step. Her brows lifted, those sharp brown eyes catching me in the act.“Oh,” she murmured, biting the inside of her cheek. “You do know how to open a door. Here I thought the rich had people for that.”I smirked, ignoring the urge to tug on the loose

  • My Lustful Arrangement With The Hockey Player   35

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  • My Lustful Arrangement With The Hockey Player   34

    ISABELLAMonday mornings had always been an enemy of mine, but this one felt like a declaration of war. I stood in front of my cracked bathroom mirror, staring at my reflection with the kind of suspicion usually reserved for strangers in dark alleys.I looked too polished, and too prepared. My still bleached hair was pulled back in a sleek ponytail, not a strand out of place, and my brown eyes normally sharp, looked almost hesitant. It didn’t suit me.I adjusted the cuffs of my blazer for the fifth time, smoothing down the fabric like it might protest and walk away from me.The sharp click of my heels on the wooden floor echoed as I paced back to the door. I inhaled slowly, held it, and then exhaled through my nose.I can do this, and yet, as soon as I opened the door and stepped into the hallway, reality slammed into me like an eighteen-wheeler with no brakes.My body sagged against the doorframe, my fingers curling tight around the cold brass handle. I shouldn’t be doing this. I cou

  • My Lustful Arrangement With The Hockey Player   33

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  • My Lustful Arrangement With The Hockey Player   32

    ISABELLAAs soon as we entered the shopping complex, I was hit by the cold air from the air-conditioning circulating through the large space. I should have brought a jacket.The place was as massive as Logan’s company building, but instead of work desks and tired employees, it was covered in dresses I was sure had price tags that could leave me bankrupt and scratching for income for years to come.Every shopper here looked like they had it all figured out. They were dressed to the latest fashion trends, their faces painted to perfection, and their shoes probably cost more than my last three months of rent combined. There were young ladies walking alone, some in groups, and others clinging to the arms of their partners. All of them dressed to the nines and looked effortlessly beautiful.Meanwhile, I looked like I had just stepped out of a magazine from the seventies.I shook my head and gave myself a silent reprimand.I could get used to this place. Probably. Maybe. Okay, not really,

  • My Lustful Arrangement With The Hockey Player   31

    ISABELLA“You’ll stay the night.”Logan’s words weren’t exactly a request. He said it with such finality as a closing vault, and as much as I wanted to twist my mouth into something smug and say I had places to be, the truth was, it was late.I wasn’t exactly keen on battling a city full of drunk drivers and existential dread just to make it back to my shoebox apartment.So instead, I let out a noncommittal noise, somewhere between a hum and a sigh, and rose from his lap with as much dignity as I could manage.“Great,” I drawled. “I always dreamed of squatting in a stranger’s luxury suite.”His lips curved into something that wasn’t quite a smile but was dangerous all the same. “You’re not squatting.”“Semantics,” I muttered.I slipped away from him, my skin still tingling from the ridiculous way he’d been feeding me earlier.Who even did that? Oh right, men who could buy countries and still have pocket change.The bathroom was pristine, as expected. Chrome fixtures, marble counterto

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