refully controlled. The scent of rain clung to the cool night air, mixing with the pungent aroma of the city
uldn't
ight of it pressing against her palm like a silent warning. She had worked leads before-dangerou
en V
il of N
ened rooms, spoken with
bout to walk stra
chase this story, Ruby. People
just like she always did. Becau
f the city-a place where men in tailored suits and women draped in diamonds indulged in vices behind closed doors. It wa
er a glance before stepping aside. No ID ch
omach
. Low lighting cast sultry shadows along the walls, flickering over the polished mahogany bar, over the intimate booths draped i
n, she
rumors described-ruthless elegance wrapped in a three-piece suit, his presence commanding even in silence. A glass of whiske
es found he
breath
gaze, something that held her captive bef
Sinc
caress, sending a shiver down her spine. He didn't stand. Did
d her leg
the seat across from him, her fingers t
he said, masking the
irk, but close. "I make it my business t
he said my world that made her p
sking question
like silk, but the weight behind t
owed. "Tha
fore meeting her eyes again. "Your job is to report stories. But the kind of
ing. A
gaze. "If that were true, I wou
her audacity. "Maybe," he murmured, his fingers still tracing the r
ger wrapped around her spine,
ath. "I came here for
you think I'll g
to this meeting if you w
hing unreadable. "Or maybe I just wanted to see th
silence stretch
lass and took a sip, the movement effortless, calculated. He set
t hypnotic now, coaxing. Dangerously s
roat w
wasn't an interview. This was a game