s slowly, her eyes watching him as if she could read every unspoken thought in his head. He didn't like that. Anderson

she said, voice

dark liquid in his own

te reach her eyes. "Most men

ng his elbows on his knees. "B

torturous yet exhilarating. He had played this game before, but with Shantel, it was different. She didn't throw hersel

it along her thigh revealing just enough to tease, never enough to satisfy. She walked toward

. "Power, wealth, influence. People

but not touching. Not yet. "And what abo

looking at him from the corn

wh

at he could feel the heat radiating off he

e chuckle escaping his lips. "Y

ead, feigning in

inst him. She let him-just for a moment. Just long enough for his lips to hover over hers, for

firm hand on his che

t y

His jaw tighte

alculated. "Are you a

nto fists. "I'm no

ting amount of distance between them

A man who set the pace. Yet here she was, flipping the power dy

he de

e counter. "Because anticipation is everything. Becaus

a hand through his hair. "I

t's the problem, Anderson. You

rein in the frustration clawing

ing a finger along his jawlin

ned, picked up her clutch,

n denied before. Never. And yet, Shantel Rivera had just walked out of his p

in his life, he wasn't