S PERS

tching the feebleness of my resolve to distance m

ith his alluring concoction of spicy tobacco and earthy cedar, interwoven with subtle citrus notes. It was a scent that mirrored the unbridled power he

wake. The demi cups of my bra felt the scrape of my nipples as I bit down

me like a wildfire. The haze that followed obscured my vision, as if t

at a lovely

earance combined the magnetic allure of a classic movie star with the etherea

werful stranger, someone I should avoid engaging with. Individuals in positions of powe

. The intimacy of the gesture was undeniably captivating, but I was determined

pelt. The tousled effect, a result of removing his mask, gave him a dishevele

uit. To distract myself, I diverted my gaze elsewhere, only to realize it was a considerable

e arms attached to broad shoulders and tapering into his lean torso. Every stitch

the outline of a sizable bulge inside his tailor

rny cartoo

ecade. Then again, his dominant aura may h

cintillating notes of spearmint chased the prickle of my exposed f

the deep timbre of his voice. "I'm tired all the time. And now, I have to

nded as grownup

bad men like a moth to a flame

ky for more than just the two of us. It wa

d whatever illicit desires he'd a

virile stature. "I hope you don't think you would lose your paycheck because one of my guests

loser, inches from the uneve

d in the space between us, charging what littl

broiled under the heat of his stare. "And you should know that before

fter all, temporary employees and so utterly

he hadn't overheard Valerie's

ful for small mi

me face would have been cute if it wasn't s

stake while taking a few cautious steps backward. "I don't want any trouble, Mr. Bart, so

nitted together to briefly humanise his unattain

" I n

you snuck

of," I

g?" His sensual lips curled into a scand

atisfaction in his expression. He'd effortlessly backed

to stay long," I

my body. Each refined footfall edged my pulse faster and fas

rew me in with lethal efficiency. Calling out the deepest secrets I'd all but

here?" His slate-blue gaze crinkled with a

making eye contact, I shifted my gaze to the

ndering about the sensation of that rakish faci

erent words faltered as I grappled w

taken me from being a virgin to a prematurely seasoned spouse to a divorced and socially scrutinized individual-all before

I wished I could appreciate the way he was studying me-a look that tr