The Heart That Wouldn’t Surrender
The card stock is thick, expensive, with embossed gold lettering that reads: Aurelius Kingsley, CEO, Kingsley Global Enterprises.
My breath catches. Everyone in the country knows that name. Kingsley Global is the tech empire that revolutionized everything from banking to healthcare across America. Forbes estimated his net worth last year at over three billion dollars, making him one of the youngest billionaires in the world.
And he wants to hire me?
“What kind of proposition?” I ask, proud that my voice doesn’t betray the way my heart is suddenly racing.
His smile widens, and I realize with a jolt that he’s devastatingly handsome when he’s not being mysteriously intense. “The kind that might