Unconsciously nestling her body into his, she smiled, clearly pleased. “True, but I didn’t know I’d have the luxury to do so with this job.”

He just grinned and shrugged.

She laughed. “Don’t fool yourself into believing I’m not aware you have your own agenda here. One that includes judicious amounts of time between the sheets. You’re a manipulator, you know that?”

She knew him well. “Is this a bad thing?”

“In this case?” She shook her head, her bright blue eyes going heavy-lidded. “No. Definitely no.”

That’s what he appreciated so much about her. Piper Madison was a gem among women, his very own polished diamond that did not require the setting of a relationship to shine. Unlike Neo’s less worldly Cass, Piper had no illusions of love and romance. She enjoyed his body as he found pleasure in hers. No morass of untidy emotions to navigate, which was a very good thing.

Because unlike Neo, Zephyr had no love to give. “Let’s get your case and we’ll head to the hotel. It is a spa-resort.”

“Scoping out the competition, are we?”

“Naturally.” He gave in to the desire that had been riding him since her arrival and kissed her. And then he kissed her again for good measure. She tasted as sweet and arousing as always.

said, “Only, situated in the city, it can’t hope to offer what we, I

point in developing a new property if we couldn’t bring something to the table no one

several seconds, and then she blinked at him with unfocused eyes before seeming to remember what he’d said and smiling

“And you are not?”

there’s more than one reason you and I are

mean.” He rubbed

gaze drop to what he hoped his suit jacket hid

he asked, tongue in cheek. “Need a

said she knew exactly what kind of lie down he

“Gladly, agapimenos.”

in with the Greek endearments unless you want spontaneous combustion right here,” she

like living

a significant look to the baggage rolling by on the

bought her after she complained about how her black suitcase looked

so they were out of the airport and in the car he’d rented for the week

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