Page 37 of Tempting Him

As I’m leaving the room, I hear him continue his conversation, obviously not in a rush to meet me.

I sit in the chair for the first couple minutes before getting up and walking to the window. It’s floor-to-ceiling and overlooks the parking lot. Past that, you can see the buildings of downtown South River. Lost in thought, I don’t realize he’s in the room until he’s right behind me.

“Not quite the view from my hotel room, but good enough.”

I jerk slightly, angling my head to the side before staring back out the window. “Just like my ass, right?”

He chuckles. “Speaking of which.”

“My ass?”

“Yes. I just want to make sure you still remember our conversation about...safety.”

“You mean sleeping around?” I ask, turning to face him while I lean against the window.

“Looks like you might’ve forgotten that you and your ass are mine for the time being.”

I can’t help the grin that stretches across my face as I shove my hands in my pockets. “Oh, is that right?”

“You’re aware of our situation, and until one of us says otherwise, you are mine and you aren’t to be dating or leading certain interns on.”

My teeth sink into my bottom lip, my joy hardly able to be contained. “Sir, I have to admit, I like you like this.”

He narrows those piercing eyes at me. “It’s about safety.”

“I think it’s about jealousy.”

Alek sighs. “Maybe I have a sharing problem. I am an only child, after all.”

I laugh, crossing my arms over my chest. “You can admit you like me, you know? I won’t tell anyone.”

His face remains emotionless. “I hope you won’t be texting Mr. Grenald anytime soon.”

“Who?”

“Joel.”

“Oh. Well, he might text me.”

His jaw clenches as he gets more annoyed. “Then I expect you to let him down easy.”

“If me and my ass belong to you, then that must mean that you and your cock belong to me, yes?”

He hesitates. “If that’s how you want to look at it, yes.”

“No, that’s how it is.”

My phone vibrates in my pocket, so I reach for it and read the screen. It’s a message from Joel. I look up and smirk at Alek.

“It’s Joel.”

“And?”

“He said he thinks I’m sexy. He was too afraid to tell me to my face. Wants to take me to dinner tonight.”

Alek’s chest expands as he inhales. “And your response will be?”

“Maybe I should say yes. It’s not like you’re taking me to dinner or saying I’m sexy. Maybe I am a romantic, after all.”

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