Page 49 of Wicked Trap

He nodded. “Come inside and wait while I call them.”

Her frown grew at his offer. Before she could refuse, he stepped back into his apartment.

Knowing she would look foolish waiting outside and hoping it would only take a few minutes, she followed him inside.

He made the call and asked for someone to come and unlock the door. When he finished the call, she was standing by his couch.

“They will be up here in five minutes,” he said. His eyes swept over her. “Have you eaten? I’m about to reheat dinner. There’s plenty, and you can join me if you haven’t had yours.”

“I’m not hungry,” she lied.

She was starving. She realized in her eagerness for snooping on the first day of her job and finishing up her pending article, she forgot to plan her dinner. All she had in her apartment refrigerator were a few apples.

“Have a little,” he tempted. When she shook her head, his mouth quirked. “Just a little taste.”

Her cheeks heated as she recalled their kiss while they tasted the dessert they made together.

“I told you the kiss was a mistake!” she snapped.

He grinned. “I wasn’t talking about the kiss.”

“You were! You mentioned tasting, which meant—” She broke off when she saw amusement in his eyes.

Arrogant jerk.

She took another deep breath and waited calmly. Thankfully, a couple of minutes later, the locksmith arrived. She stepped out of Arjun’s apartment and looked on while the man checked her key and lock.

“The lock unit will have to be changed, madam.”

She was shocked. “What? I used the key just this morning!”

The man nodded. “Sometimes, it happens, madam. You will need to change it.”

“Break the lock,” she advised. “I can use the tower bolt to lock the door for tonight. And I’ll buy a new lock unit tomorrow.”

“Okay, madam.” The man proceeded to do as she ordered.

“Pizza,” her arrogant neighbor said from behind her.

Starving and unable to resist the delicious aroma since he began reheating it, she turned to him.

“It’s homemade,” he further tempted.

Unable to control herself, she gave in. She followed him inside, where he had already placed the pizza on the table along with two plates. She picked up a plate and then took a piece of pizza before she sat on the couch.

As usual, the jerk’s pizza tasted amazing.

“How was your first day?” he asked, taking a bite of his pizza. He was standing opposite to her.

“Good,” she replied. “I was in training most of the day.”

His mouth quirked. “Did you get to meet my boss’s boss’s boss?”

Her cheeks heated at his reminder of how she had taunted him about getting a job under the chairman. “Not yet. But I will soon.”

Arjun’s mouth quirked. “I’m sure you will, princess.”

Irritated by his taunting, she ignored him, but she finished her delicious pizza.

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