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.

in the city, it can’t hope to offer what we,

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

blinked at him with unfocused eyes before seeming to remember what he’d

“And you are not?”

more than one reason you and I are such good

mean.” He rubbed himself

hoped his suit jacket hid from others’ gazes, she

tired?” he asked, tongue in

She gave him a look that said she knew exactly what kind of lie down he had in mind and she wasn’t

“Gladly, agapimenos.”

with the Greek endearments unless you want spontaneous combustion

I like living

look to the baggage

complained about how her black suitcase looked like everyone else’s in the airport. She’d laughed at the loud black-and-white print on the

one midsize case and her carry-on, so they were out of the airport and in the

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