Temptation's Playground
“You’re competent. Very competent. But competence doesn’t make you indispensable.”
His voice was a rumble, deep enough that it vibrated through her chest. She hated how it made her skin prickle.
Her jaw clenched. She could smell him now—clean skin, faint antiseptic, that damn cologne wrapping around her like smoke.
“No,” she replied, holding his stare, refusing to yield even an inch. “Arrogance just makes you unbearable.”
A sharp intake of breath rippled through the room, someone’s gasp barely muffled.