What happens, Maya, when they find out that you slept with the man you were supposed to trap and turn in? What do you think they’d do, if they find out that you spent the night in my arms, naked and sweaty…my head between your thighs and your fingers fisting through my hair? The seconds go by and I can hear them ticking loudly in her ear as she shifts her weight, subtly, from one foot to the other. Her hand reaches out for the door knob, stopping short of it at the last moment. “How long?”“Is that a yes?”She turns. “Isn’t that what you want?” The far corner of her mouth curls with a rueful smile. “You’re willing to jeopardize my future, if I don’t hand it over to you. You tipped the scales before I walked in, so you knew what the outcome was going to be.”“Why,” she asks, “do you need my answer?”“It’s your choice, Miss Carr,” I say. “I might’ve presented myself with a better advantage, but the final decision still remains with you. Like you said,” I tap the document with my ind
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