nse anger. The words Adônis had used made it sound as if she'd been trying to run some k

r shoes aside, and stormed into the bedroom. "I never did anything lik

st move in that kitchen, but he hadn't pushed her into anything! She'd been swept up in the moment, and if she was honest, she'd jumped

ed, buried her face in her han

psed onto the mattress with a groan of frustration. "Of course, h

r would scrub away her shame. Afterward, she threw together a quick meal

t as she cursed her own recklessness. She had risked everything for a reckless fling. Va

't go on leave for another two weeks. If Vasti landed another position within a week,

his apartment, fuming. He slapped the steering wheel in frustration. Things

e and nearly went along with it, but at the last moment, he managed to stop himself from doing anything reckless. The second time, things seemed fine until she blindsided him. He'd vowed never to let that mess happen again. No way, s

a virgin!" He slammed a fist

re- everyone knew that spelled disaster. At thirty-one, he should have learned his less

stuck with frustrat

d was Vasti-her body, her defiance, and, if he was

to find out if she kept that attitude between the sheets. He wanted to dominate her, ri

ing at all. Adônis sighed, shaking his head. How foolish he had been! The way she k

least done something-anything! Instead, he lost his

bed, scrolling through job postings on her phone. Th

leswoman in a shop, so be it-as long as she could cover her grandmother's expenses and support herself. She could even c

raising Vasti, not with money, not with anything. On the rare occasions he did show up, it felt like he was granting her a royal favor. T

ing was actually wrong-like a fire? Muttering a curse, she trudged over to answer, but the ringing cut off ju

doorbel

ched to the door, checking the peephole-just in case. The sig

re in there,

.. b

He barked the order, and that

him. However, she didn't get the chance. The second the door swung wide, his mouth was on hers, hi

ing the truth about her virginity-or if she'd ever done anything at all. He could have waited until morning, but curiosity and impatience got

antic kisses, her hand pressed ag

e undone but hadn't fully slipped off. But it offered him a pee

That question hadn't been in his plans when he

ost. How could he have the nerve to show up after

ned to set things straight. "You're my boss.

pression shifted entirely; he was stunned and couldn't beli