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.

city, it can’t hope to offer what we, I mean Stamos and Nikos Enterprises,

developing a new property if we couldn’t

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

“And you are not?”

one reason you and I

than this, you mean.” He rubbed

his suit jacket hid

tired?” he asked, tongue in cheek. “Need a lie

that said she knew exactly what kind of lie down he had in mind and she

“Gladly, agapimenos.”

unless you want spontaneous

living on the

the baggage rolling by on

about how her black suitcase looked like everyone else’s

one midsize case and her carry-on, so they were out of the airport and in the car he’d rented for the

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