raped a white towel around his neck. Turning around, he caught sight of a slender figure in

aight legs, and the explosive grace of her waist instantl

ssed the thought. Even for an Ivy League intern at Knight Enterprises, an entry-level stipend bar

et and bowed slightly. "Mr. Knight, is th

Evan said coolly, wiping water from his jaw. "

cess the request, Evan's gaze drifted over the plastic guest pass clipped to th

d that a frugal college intern would drop

s, and pushed herself up onto the tiled edge. Smoothing her wet dark hair back from her clean, makeup-free face, s

ze against t

er wet hair, her flushed cheeks, and the faint reddish-purple marks still lingering alon

large white bath towel from the rack, wrapped it tightly a

. What a co

esting his forearms on the armrests. "I didn't realize an intern's stipe

ney on the side, Alexys stepped closer to his lounge chair and lowered her voice

d up at her. "There's no such thing as a free lunch, Alexys. A lot of men who can affo

, Mr. Knight," sh

d back into the water to cool down. Treading water by the starting

, Mr. Knight?" she challenged, her

ust swam five hundred meters befor

lexys grinned playfully. "Just co

, and shot forward through the water. A split second later, Evan dove in beside her, bre

eg, Evan's terrifying stamina and upper-body power took over completely. He surged past her in the

lf an hour straight, Alexys kicked hard for one la

hout warning. Her breath hitched, her leg went rigi

arm, iron-strong arms cut through the current and caught her a

dropping low and urgent as he k

nstinctively gripped his bare, wet shoulders for balance. The slick heat of his

r thigh to find the knotted muscle. His large, calloused palm kneaded firmly into her calf, working out the spasm with practiced strength. Yet every upward stroke of his th

nails digging lightly into his shoulders as hea

gripped her waist and lifted her cleanly onto the tiled pool deck, stepping closer in the water until

, her chest heaving as she tried to steady her breathing. Looking at the water droplets rolling down his sh

ane. Your stamina

r dripping from his dark lashes as a

lready found tha