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I wasn’t going to tell him that I believed him because I wanted so badly too. I wasn’t going to tell him that my chest was so tight that I felt like I needed to believe him because the alternative just might break me. Of course I wasn’t going to fucking tell him that. That was stupid. That resembled something far too close to real feelings. And I couldn’t have feelings for this man.Grant it, I wasn’t about to tell him his touch still has me soaking my panties either. That the smell of him had dirty images from our night together flashing through my mind constantly. Or that a part of me—a stupid, hormone fueled part of me—thought this would mean one or two more long nights together. At this point, nothing we were doing together was a good idea. And the danger I was putting myself in, I might as well get a few more orgasms out of the deal.“So… how are we going to do this?” I asked. “You already have access to everything. Far more information than I can get my hands on easily. How can

I dropped my keys on the kitchen counter, my bag on the floor, and kicked my shoes off as I made my way to living room. With a heavy sigh, I plopped down on the couch. The past few days of little to no sleep was definitely catching up to me. I rested my head on the back of the couch, closing my eyes. I was just starting to doze off when I heard the door open. Before I could move, I was bombarded by a slobbery tongue and a face full of fur.“Arlo…” I laughed, pushing him away.“You look exhausted,” Christina said as she hung the leash back on the hook by the front door.“Ugh,” I said, scratching behind Arlo’s ears as he laid down next to me. “I am. How was your day?”“I got to play with the cutest set of puppies this afternoon,” Christina said. “So, I certainly can’t complain.” Arlo gave her a bark in response. “Don’t worry. You’re still my handsome boy.”I pet him again with a laugh.“You’re getting home a little late, though,” Christina commented, falling into the armchair. “How was

I reclined in my office chair, resting a palm on my forehead. My eyes needed a break. My brain needed a break. My body needed a break. I suppressed a groan, knowing exactly what kind of break I wanted. But I’d actually succeeded in keeping my distance from incredibly sexy Sylas Drakos and I wasn’t going to ruin the streak over a little stress.I’d been grinding all week. My bosses must have been impressed with my initial presentation, because they decided to drop half a dozen more projects on me over the past three days. Several of which were already behind schedule. It was frustrating because it meant I had absolutely no time to do any digging.It almost made me eager to tell my mother that I was working for the Drakos tonight. Maybe that would ensure I wasn’t buried in more work than anyone could handle by next week. I still couldn’t tell if I was being taken advantage of or if I was picking up other people’s slack because they simply didn’t have anyone else to do it. Either way, it

I hadn’t gotten an invitation to dinner from Dimitri like I had hoped. However, the more I thought about it, the more I realized it wouldn’t have been a good idea keeping an eye on Sawyer with him around. But it also wasn’t a good idea to just show up at the bar and hover around the family. Luckily, I now had the perfect excuse to patron the Lounge tonight.I pulled up to the valet booth at seven-thirty. Half an hour after Sawyer’s dinner party had started. I handed the keys to the valet and took my ticket before going around offering Carla an arm. Leading her inside, I bypassed the hostess and made a beeline for the bar. A burst of laughter from the left side of the restaurant told me where my family had been seated.The Lounge was an upscale cocktail restaurant. Instead of a large room full up tables and chairs, there were areas with booths and couches. Some sunk down. Some risen up. In the center, the focal point of the place, was the bar. We found two open stools and took a seat.

I endured Carla’s teasing the rest of the evening. I’d forgotten how well she could see through me and how annoying it could be. Luckily, she was tired by the time we made it back to the house and she wanted to call her husband and head to bed. I, on the other hand, didn’t find it so easy to fall asleep.I tossed around for a while, yet again wondering how I ended up fucking Sawyer in another inappropriate place, before falling into a restless sleep. Waking up before the sun and deciding to go to the gym to work off some of the extra energy. When I got home, I was greeted by the smell of coffee coming from the kitchen. Carla was up. I went to see if she needed anything an found her in the dining room, already working away at the information I gave her.“Mm, there you are,” she said. “I’ve got an address for you.”“That was fast,” I said, going to see what she had.“Eh, it’s not much,” she said. “So, don’t get your hopes up. It’s a luxury car dealership. From what’s here, it does look