d nonchalant, Thalia man

Thanks for aski

a casual one, coming from a place of concern for those he ov

igh of relief. "Al

ng. "Are you the secretary who's here to drop off the do

d past Thalia towar

ldn't help but think how

ex-husband, with whom she'd unexpectedly spe

s, she entered the

s. "Mr. Rogers, here's the latest quarterly report. The

to start, but Brayan cut her o

mething?" Thali

e documents on the desk, and then dialed his assistant Ja

t during her scuffle with Ablett, she had accidentall

ding, and some blood had st

departed, having deliv

roving to be a challenge. While she was struggling to open the ointment, sudde

a seat beside her. His face was expres

rofile and felt his touch, her hear

d Brayan to be any

Thalia shif

urged her with a fi

nd caught the distinct scent of his cologne, embodying

assertive. He made love to her repeatedly, indifferent to

emories of the previous night flooded her

ienced a sim

athe in Thalia's fresh and appealing

ce was stran

emories of the previous

was tender, and her pl

was how her scent clo

is be he

eive treatment, Brayan was e

shadowed by the awkwardness he

, her tears streaming down her face as she revealed that the previous night

the charm it had the night before.

tionally connected, Brayan fel

ing out that he had been drugged by an unfamiliar model, sent by a busines

h Sabina was mo

ht frustra

to tend to Thalia's wound with a band-ai

a quickly withdrew her ha

rayan casually looked at

e hadn't noticed the office's earlier tension.

an glanced at Thalia an

contributions and her recent promotion to secretary general. With

ounced, "You're coming with