Tempted By Dr. Dangerous
She tries to lean her head on my shoulder, but I shift my weight, subtly pushing her off.
"I’m here to do a job, Annabel. Stay close, look pretty, and don't ask for a second date," I mutter. My eyes are already scanning the ballroom, ignoring the flashes of the paparazzi and the forced smiles of the city’s power players.
I lift my eyes off my phone, scanning the crowd near the center stage, and that’s when I see her.
Elena is standing near a marble pillar, clad in a floor-length black dress that hugs every curve of her figure like a second skin. It’s elegant, understated, and absolutely lethal. I feel a familiar, violent thud in my chest. Across the distance, our eyes lock.
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