glided upward with a

with every passing second. She adjusted her black-rimmed glasses, making sure they sat pe

imed. The metal

The air up here was cool and smelled of expensive leather and citrus polish. Her cheap heels sa

ridor. At the end of the hall stood

ors, her grip tightening

h the handle, a woman

suit. Her blonde hair was pulled back into a flawless ponytail. She looked Arne

oice dripping with condescension.

linch. She held u

am here to deliver the preliminary mode

ior analyst? Absolutely not. Hand me the file and get ba

lder. "My manager authorized me to d

snatch the file. "I

touch the cardboard, the hea

he problem

iolent shiver down Arnetta's spin

land stood i

e had one hand casually tucked into his trouser pocket. He looked exactly as

over Alexis and lande

he cardboard folder. She stared back at him through he

between them vanished. A flicker of dark amusement crossed his eyes. He

ained a mask of

quickly, trying to regain control of the situation. "

completely. He kept his

nnan commanded. His voice

again, assuming the

, stopping mere inches from his chest. The scent of his cologne hit he

e red folde

ok the file, his long fingers de

f static electricity. The heat of his s

n burned. She shoved her hand into her jacket

He opened the folder and flipped through her financial mo

folder with

oking away from Arnetta. "I ne

ard. "Sir, we have a pool of highly q

aised the red folder and pointed the corner of

she is a junior analyst with zero administrativ

netta cut in, h

and Alexis

to remain steady. "I belong in the analytics depa

physical presence of him forced Arnetta to

es from hers. He lowered his

his tone laced with a dark threat. "You work fo

wanted to slap the arrogant look off his face. But the mission flashed in her min

te of humiliation. She force

a said through

on instantly shifting back to a cold,

n the phone immediat

out her tablet. "Yes, s

voice turning vicious.

erfectly still,

e dripping with venom. "That wild, party-girl wife of mine has been bleeding my accounts dry fo

had no idea that the greedy, wild woman he was describing was her. She just t

an finished. He turned on his heel and walked bac

sigh. She turned to Arnetta, her

" Alexis hissed. "He will chew yo

rfectly manicured f

er outside his door," Ale