SEDUCTION

hard to let a man like Adr

and prestige that made most people hold their breath the moment they stepped inside. But as Sienna strode through the gr

rtunity. A high-stakes position that countle

tine and sophisticated than the last. "Mr. Blackwood is expecting you," the woman sa

his is just another meeting. Nothing more. She ignored the faint tigh

steel, all overlooking a breathtaking skyline. And behind the massive

ise. He did

lt like a slow, deliberate assessment. The weight of his ga

poke, his voice smooth, rich,

d her chin slightly, and t

t be the fir

d together as he studied her. The silence stretch

tails?" he asked, his voice smooth

Managing your schedule, handling high-profile clients, over

ered across his lips. "Y

a

"We'll see

ead of reading from it, he kept his eyes on her. "You worked un

ding executive, but she had handled him with

g unreadable. "I don't doubt that. B

She coul

ble," she s

ard slightly. "I don't tolerate mistakes, Miss Locke. I don't repeat myself. And I certainly don't have

ing. "Then it's a good thing

his expression-approv

back again, exuding nothing but conf

. On it, a chaotic schedule, overlapping

" he sai

ined steady. She re

ease. She scanned the chaotic mess in front of her-double bookings, last-minute meeting requests, appointme

taps of her keystrokes and the distant hum of the city outside. Adrian said nothing

dn't giv

rlaps eliminated, and priority tasks arranged with perfect efficiency. Sienna fi

k his time, long enough that most people would have fidgeted under the

a slow smirk tugging at

ike a slow drag of velvet over steel.

he barest hint of a smil

deepened. "No

, something neither of them acknowledged but both could feel. Ad

he cuffs of his crisp white shirt. "You'll receive the full list of your responsibilit

er gaze steady. "I don

with something dark, som

he door, fully aware of his

r the handle, his

thing, M

but didn't

Blackwood

. A warning

out without

hat kind of man Ad

intention of

that was