en was a big ch

offee?” she asked,

Love

*

a had always intrigued him, from the first moment he’d met her over four years ago, to this day. She

sing the boundaries in order to get to know her. Yes, he had a bad reputation. In the past

is life he’d not cared about anything but making money and fucking. It was what he did, l

ago by a friend who had since passed. In a few weeks, Xavier would be turning forty years old. He had an emp

friends, not even a dog. He had no one.

through foster homes, he’d done everything, hated it all, and fought every single second of every day. Right now, this v

lenge was now as sim

oing to events wondering if a past flame would be the right one for his future, but none of them were a good fit for him. They had the same hunger for p

him a second to dec

Anya hadn’t done anything about it. She had taken whatever shit they wanted to dish out. He’d admired her for that. She never fought, never did anything tha

found her to

a cup on

ing else you’d

Is there anything else you want? Anything I can get you? What else do

will b

the height of the summer, the office had the AC on. Anya had remov

p her employment file. Five years ago, standing in front of the camera she’d looked so scared, terrified even. She was twenty-eight years old, with red hair, green eyes, and in her photo he saw the frec

earing, he’d bought her last Christmas, and she hadn’t wanted to take it even th

token of memory for someone. He liked it. Then he saw a watch at a jewelry s

g for a gift. He had originally planned to buy the model he was going to d

he grabbed the file on his desk and left his office jus

I’ll be taking him to co

me to sit in?

it from here

e saw the work he’d given her earlier was still there, an

room, he gestured for

ried yet? She is a

s a s

ver he needed some facts or statistics, he put a call through to Anya. She bro

guy. I’ve been in several meetings

ve been to several meetings where it

s though. What’s the prob

million dollar business contract with. Kurtis was the bes

ld fuck Anya if she even gave me half a chance. S

sor

ou will not say something so st

s,

ing without beating the shit out of

office and the conference room. Anya stayed at her desk, and when six in

she said, s

to sign his name, trustin

y weren’t true, but I appreciate it all the same.” She forced a smile, and he paus

ou think I di

thought about. I’m quite uncomfortabl

n down, and s

ng you’d like me

own,”

d her skirt down to cover her knees. “I hope I didn’t cross a li

g, and he watched a

’s wr

thi

his tone. I believe you deserve better,

ed. “That

u’re a beaut

ng in comparison to

o, you’re not. Yo

r years, who never pushed the boundaries too far, was staring at her like he wan