could see the faint pulse beating at the base of he

pression hardening. He wasn't going to

dinner tonight,"

ix. He just needed to put a wall between the

't wipe the smile off her face. Instead,

, standing up straight.

ad brought for him, and took a delicate bite. She chewed slowly, looking arou

ing in his chest. She wasn't following the rules. She wasn't throwing

e and hit the speed dial for his assistant

ug of milk. He placed it on the coffee table in front of Elliana, cast

Elliana. "Drin

lips, took a small sip, and then, with a subtle

she

ectly on the front of her beige dress. A dark, wet sta

pped up. His bro

spilled it." She looked up at Damon, biting her lower lip. "This dress is a limited

tly timed, too deliberate. But he couldn't exactly c

office, her eyes landing on the sleek,

" she asked innocently. "Do you mind

alked past his desk, pushed the door open

iolently in his jaw. He pinched the bridge of his n

y signed his way through a stack of contract

st about to get up and pound on

a step

in his throat. The air

anging in loose, dark waves over her shoulders. B

ne of his spare w

s completely exposed to the cool air of the office. She hadn't buttoned it all the way up; the top three

arefoot, her toes sinkin

light and airy. She held up the damp beige fabric in one

apple bob sharply as he swallowed hard, a clear sign that his throat had gone bone dry. The veins in h

is knuckles turned stark white under the pressure. "Who told you to

head, looking at him with wide, innocent eyes that co

her lower lip jutting out slightly. "Damon, you wou

She reached out and lightly grabbed the cu

spered, her eyes locking onto his