The Office Between Us
“You can’t just… you can’t just walk into a woman’s life and demand that she belong to you, Mr. Villareal.”
“No,” he said, his gaze fixed on hers, a hint of a smile at the corner of his lips. “But I can try.”
The tension, which had been building for months, finally snapped. He reached out and cupped her face, his thumb tracing the line of her jaw. His touch was warm and gentle, a stark contrast to the cold exterior he usually wore. He leaned in slowly, giving her a chance to pull away, but she couldn’t. She was captivated, trapped in the orbit of his sudden, terrifying honesty. His lips met hers in a kiss that was both a question and a promise. It was hesitant and fierce, a meeting of two pe