il

on and that’s why I’m here with the rest of my t

damned mesmerizing smile of his. We were having lunch together, and I had sent Neil a te

s one clung to every dip and contour of his biceps and toned torso. It even had a hood

f my apple. And froze when his gaze dropped to my mouth. Why d

rms loosely, big and broad in his

he said you always got him in trouble,” A genuine smile crossed my

eth. “Nah, he was just a chicken. We used to race, alri

en silence in the kitchen. And I felt my face heat again knowing his eyes were accessing me.

made my pulse stutter. If it were Neil, or any other man, gazing at me so int

et you want to fu

ive, and it’s natural for an attractive man to make me fe

g. But that’s what

ife. I am engaged to Neil. All other men are off-limits. Including Adonis. I was sure I had won the internal battle w

He said in dulcet tones, that dee

ked the lock of hair that f

he kitchen. The swaying lady with short blonde hair and sharp dark eyes was unmistakable. It was Brooke. I rais

man shepherd but he growled in warning. He never really liked her. She m

pped open like that of a gaping fish. He stared at her right back from the shadows of his hoodie, still reclining confidently in his sea

. Her cheeks were red and she could tell

lt hot. And that hotness has nothing to do with the weather. “Brooke,

to look at me, but she was still trapped in

rings. “Nice to meet you, Adonis,” She said, stretching out a hand. Her voice cam

is large one, and squeezed briefly. “My pleasure,” His magnetic voice sa

. What the hell

in those words. With just one look at Brooke, I could

go and leaned

just being polite? With Adonis, you really couldn’t tell. The lines were all blu

ly wide. “Uh…I came to discuss something reall

living room, I’ll be right wi

as she took a step forward, almost bumping into Chase. H

ey really did not like each other. At least Brooke tried to be friendly

still thinking of how to reply when he held Brooke’s wrist in his hand -that large masculine hand- and pu

ling pooled

d swear she was blushing tomato red even though I couldn’t see her face from where I stood. Chase g

ts. Brooke gasped. “Sorry!” She sounded really fluste

ck at him, smiling, and then walked through the doorway, the

looked at me, I slid my gaze back to the table as I gathered th

uh?” His seductive inton

ded, turning t

ur busines

conscious about my choice of clothing. That man's gaze made me feel naked. And the bod

bikini line,” I said s

as just seeing me. “That sounds fucking sexy,” A sm

just- d

e is so fuck

r left mine. “Does Bro

r name. Was this about her? He was thinking of her in lingerie? I suddenly

t.

Because he flirted with Brooke?

to the table to gather some more plates. Chase pawed my feet, wriggling in front of me

own, across him to gather the plates in front of Adonis. But Adonis’ hand was there first, and I ended up h

ing. My eyes moved to meet his hypnotizing ones and my

s? I inhaled sharply, remembering I was wearing clothes that showed a lot of cleavages

h

ed back up, still feeling the electr

oned to the plates and got up fro

rstand what just happened. Peeling my eyes away from

s briefly and opened them again, wishing I would understand this crazy effect

. It looked so small in his hand. His clingy black shirt com

ug over there, he had to get really close to me. Like in-my-space kind of close. That was dangerous. I opened my mo

ull attention. His warm, unique, and male scent filled my nostrils and my skin pebbled. He stepped in really close, moving his hand carefully to place the m

our body mass. He was so big, he would completely wrap his arms around

h the tense attraction that sizzled when he stood right behind me. I closed my eyes, trying to mentally talk

never hu

had t