The CEO Beautiful Regret
He looked back at me, his fingers reaching out to lock tightly into mine.
"We give them the drive," Dominic said, his voice dropping into a low, quiet, absolute certainty. "And then we walk away."
"Dominic..." I whispered, my eyes searching his face.
He leaned across the console, his hand coming up to hold my cheek, pulling my mouth to his in a deep, warm, unhurried kiss. The taste of salt, rain, and survival was on his lips, but for the first time in six terrifying months, there was no fear behind it. No gunshots. No cold river water. Just his breathing and his heat.