All Chapters of Seducing My Brother's Best Friend (Temptation Series #2): Chapter 1 - Chapter 5

"Bend over."The words hung in the air like smoke, curling around Marie's consciousness with an intoxicating weight that made her knees buckle. Her heart hammered against her ribs as she stood before the massive desk, her skin still prickling from the feel of his gaze on her. She stood frozen, her chest rising and falling in shallow breaths as she processed what he'd just commanded.The afternoon Miami sun streamed through the floor-to-ceiling windows, casting golden rays across half-finished canvases and paint-splattered drop cloths, but her attention was fixed entirely on the man before her. The scent of turpentine and expensive cologne hung in the air of the studio, a heady mix that was pure Lucas Nicolas.Lucas stood beside his desk, his dark hair slightly disheveled, those piercing blue eyes locked onto her with an intensity that made her feel like prey caught in a predator's gaze. His neatly trimmed stubble framed a jaw that clenched with barely restrained tension. He towered ov

After years of resistance, Marie decided it was time to be reckless.The days melted into a strange routine. Marie had been living under Nicolas's roof for nearly two weeks now and she'd learned to read the rhythms of his life, the early morning coffee ritual, the hours he spent locked in his studio, the way he'd emerge with paint-stained fingers and a distant look in those piercing eyes.But she'd also learned something else. She'd learned that resistance was futile, that playing it safe, being the good little houseguest, was getting her absolutely nowhere. She categorized every detail, the way his jaw tightened when she walked past, the way his eyes tracked her movements before he caught himself and looked away. It was a game of inches and she was winning.She shifted her strategy with calculated precision. Her wardrobe transformed overnight. Her skirts dangerously high on her thighs, her tops hinted at her curves in ways that were impossible to ignore. She'd catch his eyes lingeri

Marie watched him through the heavy glass of the window, her breath fogging the pane. Nicolas looked devastatingly handsome, radiating the kind of effortless charisma that had made him the most coveted bachelor in the city. He offered his arm to Sasha and she took it with a triumphant smile, pressing herself against his side like she'd already won some invisible competition. He opened the passenger door of his black Aston Martin and escorted Sasha inside. Suddenly, the house fell into a deafening, suffocating silence. Marie stood alone in the shadows, her heart hammering a frantic rhythm against her ribs.He thought he could simply walk out that door, pretend she was just a naive girl, a child, and enjoy a romantic evening with his newest toy. He believed his stern warnings and dismissive tone had broken her. But he underestimated her. He didn't know how possessive she could be. How obsessive and how utterly consumed she was by the need to make him hers.She had been in love with L