the faint hum of the city outside. Aurora stood in the middle of the l

ng wasn

hifted after that phone call... i

a billionaire CEO-he was some

es without making enemies. But the look in his eyes just before he le

look of a man a

sinking on

e gotten he

as supposed to be. A reckless, passion

t

his penthouse, and questioning whether sh

restless energy buzzing through her.

her answers, maybe she needed t

ng the

om the couch and glanced ar

take it in before. Now, with Damien

ek marble countertops in the kitchen, the leather of the pristine couches

place screamed power

ike it

leading to his bedroom. She hesitated

breathtaking view of the city skyline. The bed-large and imp

e bed that caugh

htly ajar on the oth

A priva

d her lip. S

y was a dang

now? It wa

d the

ce was i

covered in neatly stacked documents. A sleek

th books, files, and a few decorative

Damien'

itting on the desk. She shouldn't snoop-but so

ipped

caught in

zed-high-profile businessmen, politicians, c

nd undeniable, was a heading t

prises: Risk As

omach

ve a file assessi

tailed information about each person listed. Their

n't just

as lev

ien Lex

just a b

knew everything

flipped to the next page-until her eyes

own

lair – Stat

art st

id that mean? P

age, a deep, dangerous voice cu

you it's rude to go throu

st that her heart nearly

rway, arms crossed, his

his

s were

gerou

allow as she clutched

ted, but no w

rate steps toward her, t

d the file. Aurora didn't resist as he ge

e looke

s intense.

en busy,"

llowed har

d to s

d to know what kind of

ckle, shaking his head. "A

t a billionaire businessman. You collect information on people. You know thei

in Damien's expres

tted, his voic

tomach twi

you became a variable in my life the m

skipped. "

closing the remaining

his gaze dropping to her lips for just a fraction of a second

ainst her wrist, feath

d everythin

ran down

elming, suffocating in

above a whisper. "What do

brushing a stray lock

ryth

eath h

n, his voice lo

Aurora... is are you rea