-month two-bedroom Brooklyn apartment, holding firm to her golden rule: physical indulgence was fine, but her

her dreams, however, she shamelessly replayed every detail of that night in the suite with

nd. It was her childhood best fr

the line. Hearing that Alexys had just woken up, Chloe immediately picked up takeout containers of grilled steak,

distance, Chloe looked at Alexys's slimmer chin and clicked her tongue. "You

bsolute workaholic. He compressed a three-month merger review cycle

asses of sparkling cider. "Don't even deny it-you act like a saint in the office, yet after your very

watermelon into her mouth, chewe

cted my overtime pay last n

. Her eyes went wide as saucers as she leaned across the plates. "You what? Evan

said honestly, her earlobes warming s

ecretly dating now?" Ch

e-night stand, strictly mutual need. He's the billionaire CEO of a public company, and I

he core creative strategy in the Sterling Group proposal had come from her own late-night drafts. She knew she had the talent to w

ack in the wicker lounge chairs, watching the to

or a long moment before speaking softly. "Your b

cold around her glass, her

neighbor's son who was six years older than her-who fought against his own sharp-tongued mother to raise her and pay for her schooling. Yet aft

pale profile. "He tried to wire ten thousand dollars to my account to pass to you, but I reject

ght sky. Alexys stared at the sheets of water running dow

ver made in my life, Chloe," she said quietly, her voice

leaving only the sound of the violent