The Billion Dollar Marriage
His thumb brushed just below her ear, a touch so gentle it made her breath catch.
Then he leaned in and kissed her.
It was soft. Brief. The kind of kiss you’d give at a courthouse wedding when a bored clerk was watching. Nothing dramatic. Nothing that would make either of them uncomfortable.
But his lips were warm and he smelled like expensive cologne and coffee and something uniquely him. And for just a second, just one second, Alison let herself forget this was fake.
Then he pulled back and the moment shattered. “Congratulations,” the clerk said, already reaching for the next file.