From Boardroom to Bedroom

Chapter 23

“Were you that focused on work you didn’t take time for yourself?”

“I want to make a name for myself,” she told him. “Personal life could always come later.”

Or now.

Nigel leaned in and slid his lips across hers. Her swift intake of breath and the increased pulse at the base of her throat only increased his need to make her feel everything she’d deprived herself of.

The fact that he was the first one to even make her think about giving herself up in such a way was more than an ego boost...it was a bloody treasure.

“So why are you here with me?”

She licked her lips and he knew the act stemmed from nerves and not some practiced ploy. “Because I can’t help myself,” she murmured honestly. “I’ve never felt drawn to someone the way I’ve been drawn to you. I know it’s not right since you’re my boss and I’ve tried to ignore what I feel.”

Nigel eased the jack

shoulders and tossed

one arm around her lower back to hold her firmly against

dropped to his

innocent, she knew all the right words to say. She raised her hand, hesitated, then

He’d never seen even an inkling of that in the office. She’d always been confident and strong. Even in the minor position she’d been hired for initially, someone like Roslyn

pumped through him. He wanted everything to be perfect for her. Roslyn deserved more than for him to swipe

done this before and he had to respect

her hands in his and stepped back. Then he led her to the oversize leather sofa and urged her down. As she sat, those expressive eyes stared back at him. He’d have given anything to rip that excuse for a dress

Self-control was key here.

reach for the top of his pants, but he pulled away. Confusion flashed across her face as

with his hands, and leaning

her heated skin. “Let me

she sighed,

up over her shapely legs. He shifted his focus between her eyes and the

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