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 it aside. “What do you

tipped her head and braced one arm around her

Her eyes dropped to his

the right words to say. She raised her hand, hesitated, then placed it on the

confident and strong. Even in the minor position she’d been hired for initially, someone like Roslyn was too

her, even though fear pumped through him. He wanted everything to be perfect for her. Roslyn deserved

before and he had to respect her reasons why...even if

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.

pulled

waist with his hands, and leaning in to brush his lips across

over her heated skin.

already,” she sighed, settling

and pulling the skirt of her red dress back up over her shapely legs. He shifted his focus between her eyes and the dark skin he revealed

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