Page 193 of By His Rule

Heaven.

I take in the his and hers basins. Those really should give me the answer to my next question.

“Is the other room this impressive as well?”

Kian watches me closely as I walk out of the bathroom, slip my jacket off, and hang it over the back of the chair at the vanity.

“There isn’t another room, Lorelei. This is a one-bedroom suite. The finest in the hotel.”

His words slam into me, and I take a step back.

“No,” I breathe. “That’s not…we’re not…”

“Freshen up,” he orders before collecting my case and placing it into the bedroom. “We’ve got a meeting with the management team in an hour.”

And then he walks away as if he hasn’t just turned my world upside down.

“Kian? We can’t stay in this room together,” I argue before he disappears.

“Why not? Worried you won’t be able to resist me?”

Isit beside Kian in the hotel’s meeting room, waiting for the others who are meant to be joining us.

In true Kian Callahan fashion, we’re beyond early.

I get it. I hate being late and unorganized, but there is such a thing as too early.

“So, is this a new manager we’re meeting?” I ask, circling back to our previous conversation about why we’re here.

“Yes, she started just under a month ago. She seems competent, and she’s managed to flag some issues that have arisen with the previous manager.”

“With the accounts?”

“Yes.”

“You think he was stealing?”

“That’s what I would like to find out. If he wasn’t, then there is a serious issue here somewhere.”

“A serious issue that is your job to resolve?” I raise a brow, desperate for the truth about why we’re really here.

“Like I said, it’s been a while since I traveled.”

His eyes hold mine, and they hide a million words that he’s not willing to speak aloud.

Am I crazy to think he only planned this trip because of me?

I shudder, hating even thinking it.

I’m turning into one of those women.

The ones he’s trying to get away from who read into every single one of his actions in the hope of finding something more than he’s willing to give.

He is not the one, Lorelei.

Not even close.

“Have you visited many of our hotels and resorts?” Kian asks, changing the topic of conversation.

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