All Chapters of Dangerous Desire: Chapter 11 - Chapter 13

The ride to Kade’s office was over too soon. I stared at my reflection in the elevator’s steel doors. My face was pale. My knuckles clenched so tightly they were white.I should not be here.Apologizing was for the weak. It was an admission of guilt that basically translated into ‘ I made a mistake. And, I didn't make mistakes.But the words from Kingston rattled around in my skull.He persuaded him. Kade persuaded him.What did that even mean? What had he done? And why did the thought of him cleaning up my mess make my chest feel tight and fluttery?The elevator dinged, and the doors slid open into a sleek, silent reception area. His assistant wasn't at the desk. It was just me, the low hum of the a.c and the smell of money and lemon polish.His office door was the only thing between me and Kade.I pushed it open without knocking.Kade sat behind a wide, empty desk, looking at something on a tablet. He didn’t glance up, when I entered.“You know,” he said, his voice calm, almost bore

Kade's PovI swear, I didn't expect her to freeze like that.I thought she’d laugh it off. I thought she’d make a sharp comment about personal space and pull away. My thumb had barely brushed that pale, thin line above her eyebrow, a ghost of a scar you’d miss if you weren’t looking for it, when everything about her just… stopped.She didn’t pull away. She didn’t get angry. She just went still. So still it scared me. It was like touching a statue. A beautiful statue that might shatter at any moment.Her eyes went flat. Empty. All the fire from a second ago was gone. Drowned.“Get your hand off my face, Kade.”I didn’t move. Maybe I should have. But I was caught. Trapped by the sudden shift in her.“I said,” she repeated, still in that terrifyingly soft tone, “get your hand off my face.”I let my hand drop, but didn't step back. I should’ve known better. “Mona, I…” I started, but she cut me off.“I don’t hate men, Kade.” She looked up at me, her eyes seemingly to suck me into their co