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sk before the ping of an incom

se I had been since leaving the CEO's office earlier. The man had a way of filling every roo

nned the su

cation - Executiv

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a moment as I re-read

direct supervision of CEO Nathaniel Caldwell. Ful

e actua

ummeted to

n't s

what th

lent quarterly reports or my four

about c

about p

and made the mistake of giving into a man who se

rolling back behind m

s tu

n't c

as only one person who could answ

inance department like

at his assistant's shenanigans on my way in. I pushed

one brow arched in that arrogant

kiss

mostl

he said smoothly, leaning back in his chair l

dn't

rms folded tightly across my chest. "You

ghtly. "You haven't e

ying to use your power to force me into a corner. And for what, Nathaniel? Because we s

le disa

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led him N

my

not now." I c

. "That's not

. "Then w

was something fragile he didn't want to b

harder than anyone else in that department for years. And yes," h

him. "So it

at what you do. And I'm not going to

back instinctively, suddenly all too awar

, voice low now, softer. "I'm giving you a ch

o. You want to see if you can break me down again. Well, newsf

haven't stopped thinking about you since that night. I've

caught in

hing deep in me, how my heart wanted to

ne of your mistakes," I said,

yes locked on mine. "But

eah?" I moved

ly true. That didn

"You don't give up, do you?" I said, voice

," he took a step clos

another

ano

barely any spa

th of his breath, the

his tie between my fingers, strai

itched. "You

ispered, looking him

ated. "L

rt thudding against my palm. He was caught off guard. Eyes wide, lips parted

e corner of his jaw. "Is this what you've been fantasizin

sure of where to land. "You don't p

. "Neithe

l tipping, his desire c

ed me..

f his body s

ready to crash into whatev

lew open i

headed for

lli

ack. "Now you know how it feels when someo

, breaking eye contact before I drowned in it. "I

out waiting for his reply, m

d behind me, I heard him say i

I won't st

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