ad shoulders. His leather oxfords made absolutely zero sound against the thick hallway carpet. H

's parent company is in the fin

, his brain processing the physical assets and calculating the profit margins with

he long stretch of the corridor. A slender figure in a baggy, shapeless hospital gown w

gauze, Jakobe didn't recognize her. He only felt a brief flash o

eep into the metal seam where the carpet met the tile. When she yanked the

she fell toward the center of the hallway. She threw her hand

intending to block the falling pa

be moved

ess the risk, instinct took over, a

ers gripping the expensive cashmere lapels of a suit jacket. Beca

scent flooded Audra's senses. Vetiver.

ologne from the

hest. The blood in her veins turned

ven with the bandages covering her eyes, he recognized the sharp curve of her jawline, the

eath, the tablet in his hands

. choked out, his v

ed inside her. She let go of his suit jacket as if it were on fire an

ed to fal

and firmly around her narrow waist and yanked her hard against

age against his chest. He stared down at her, his voice dr

de how pathetic she was right now. She didn't answer him. Instead, she placed both of her hands f

s heart. For the first time in his life, his flawless, risk-av