Twisted Temptation
Or maybe a cage he kept locking himself in.
He leaned back in his chair, running a hand over his face. He hadn’t been able to stop thinking about her. Emma Carter had invaded his nights like a fever: the way she smiled when she knew she had rattled him, the heat of her skin under his palms, the whispered yes, Doctor that played on loop in his head.
He cursed softly, stood, and went to the window. Manhattan sprawled below, alive with lights and sirens. Out there, temptation was endless. But here, in this office, the only temptation that mattered had a name—and she had promised to come back.