had always sworn she would never let any man control her. If s

ing to him promise to take control, while every nerve in her body screamed, "Yes, dominate me,

ot quite touching. "All you need to do is give in,

she'd probably agree to whatever he suggested-and that realization sent a silent alarm through her t

exposed in front of him. He spotted her beige bra, grinned, and somehow found it more alluring than he'd expected. The pale c

trousers. The sight left Vasti stunned- she had never seen a man's

her mouth. Adônis threaded his fingers through her loose hair, giving it a gentle b

Adônis tugged her hair once more, firm enough to send a m

d to boss her around like this. But her lips betrayed

. Yes,

r with a brief but

swept his eyes over her, the approval clear. "A

bled, barely able to process h

ht have been obsessed with her, but he hadn't forgotten his responsibilities

l," she replied, careful to keep things formal. Calling Heidi by her first name fel

n hooking up w

back, but only for a second-he swooped in to kiss her, nipping playfully at her lips

, stunned and motionless. "What had

, and walking around in that state felt strange. She hurried to the restroom, cleaned up as best she could, and returned to her desk. Vasti underst

he mentally berated herself. "But he wants it. He was insanely attractive, and-let's be honest-y

picked up her purse. The moment she stood, Adônis showed up in

o buttons of his shirt had been undone. She couldn't help b

th a small nod, and he gestured fo

e down together in silence, with security cameras wa

atching as he strode ahead. She trailed after him until they reached his car-the very same one from

ed over and rested his hand on her thigh, giving it a gentl

the sensation wasn't unpleasant. She turned to him, still baffled an

ips," he assured her. Adônis definitely had some unusual pr

e enough to go that far with him. That boyfriend, on the other hand, couldn't stand the wait-her refusal

om-she refused to keep living alongside her ex and his new playmate. Two months later, he came crawling back, begging for another chance. And all of this happened because, as Vasti later disco

e fit him perfectly; she'd never laid eyes on anyone so attractive. It wasn't just his glossy dark hair or those striking turquoise-green e

ônis asked, glancing over when

ntion now. I don't know..." Vasti hesitated,

ed she wasn't about to bring up a boyfriend- he wasn't intere

ve never actually

isting it only happened with a boyfriend, and the whole speech that usually followed. Part

verything. Having sex with someone outside a relationship isn't

ilting her head a little. His an

how that's relevant.

looked

a relationship, never with someone you barely know... Casual se

ot what I was trying to say," Vasti said after clearin

fast, and that wasn't what she wanted. If he hurt her simply because sh

r veered to the shoulde

his eyes on the steering wheel, and Vasti noticed his

to be sure he'd heard correc

do you

her, and Vasti could tell his expression mixed anger,

engine. "Is there a problem? I just didn't want to drop that on yo

for Vasti to realize he was driving back toward her neighborhood, though s

xed forward. Vasti frowned and almost reached for his

get it.

ntenance, they get attached, and before long, it's all talk about com

He didn't. He meant every word. With a scoff of disbelief, she climbed