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Kiera,” I confessed, becoming lost in her presence, lost to the feel of my body pressed tightly against hers. “I know that seems to terrify you, but I need you to know. I won’t stay away; I can’t. I want to feel you against me, hold you close, and hear the sound of your pants in my ear. I won’t lie to you, Kiera,” I reiterated. “I won’t ever lie to you.”
    I pressed a soft kiss against the base of her neck, and for a moment she went stock-still. As if she was terrified of what I may do next. That thought left a bad feeling in my stomach. Did she actually think I would force her to do anything she wasn’t completely willing to do?
    I slowly released her, stepping back to put some space between us. My own heart was racing, and she wasn’t the only one that needed some distance.
    She kept her back to me as we both remained perfectly still, just calmly breathing. I didn’t speak for fear of spooking her. I’d already told her my intentions. I hoped that was enough.
    And when she reached for the door, pulled it open, and walked out without looking back, I felt like she took a part of me with her. I sagged in disappointment as I listened to the fading sound of her heels clicking against the tile floor.

KINSLEY
    I HAD NEVER IN MY life been so aroused and angry, so frustrated and confused all wrapped up in the most tense fucking package. I felt like my damn head was spinning.
    “You,” I said as I slapped my hand against the top of the counter that separated me and Lex. “You’re the devil.”
    “Me?” He played innocent as he batted his eyes and pressed his palm against his chest as if he was offended.
    “Yes, you smartass.” I narrowed my eyes at him, hoping he got the hint. “You knew all along what I was walking into when I arrived here today. And you knew about the list of tasks I had. How I’m not sure yet, but I will figure that out. The fact you didn’t warn me was just cruel.”
    He shrugged and smiled. “Well, you two spent almost two hours wrapped up in that cruel environment.” He wagged his eyebrows suggestively, and I gripped the edge of the counter tighter. “So it couldn’t have been all that bad.”
    “Give me the files, Lex,” I said through clenched teeth. I now knew what Ashton had meant by everything being all taken care of. It seemed my pal Lex hadn’t been picking up dry cleaning after all but running my fucking errands instead. He was in on this from the very beginning.
    I held my hand out, and he placed the files against my palm, trying to fight back his smile but failing fast.
    “You’re the dragon,” I said before spinning on my heel and marching toward the elevator.
    I ignored Lex’s deep chuckle as I waited in irritation for the elevator to arrive. A feeling of déjà vu washed over me, and I wondered how many times I would be foolish enough to fall for the tactics Lex and Ashton seemed so eager to use.
    Damn men and their need to control everything.

    Two days after I left Ashton’s office, I still felt the aftereffects of his closeness. The spot on my neck that he’d kissed ached for more. Why did he have to smell so amazing, and why in the hell did I have to feel this annoying attraction to him?
    It was Saturday morning, well more like afternoon, and I was still in my damn pajamas. During the week I had places to go, an excuse to leave my tiny one-bedroom apartment. But on the weekends I was a hermit. Staying tucked away in my haven just felt safer.
    No, my place wasn’t fancy by any means. Everything within it was either here when I arrived or something small I had added over the weeks. But it had slowly become a place of my own as I added these little touches of me here and there that Jase never allowed. His home back in Miami was designed to give off a certain image, rather than being a place we both shared. He never gave me the chance to pick out a painting I liked or the color of the bedding. I never got to leave a pair of socks lying in the center of