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“Let’s cut to the chase,” Devlin said.

“What do you want from me?” Krista asked.

“I want the truth,” Devlin said, his voice low and commanding. “Who were you working for? How did you get past our security?”

Krista hesitated, weighing her options. She could lie, but he’d see through it. Devlin was too smart for that. She decided to give him the truth.

“A client hired me to break into yoursafe to retrieve some documents. I paid a hacker to take down your security. I needed the money, nothing more.”

Devlin’s eyes narrowed, searching hers for any sign of deceit.“And you expect me to believe that?”

“It’s the truth,” she insisted.

He stood up, walking around the coffee table to stand in front of her. He cupped her chin, tilting her face up to look at him.

“I want to believe you, Krista. But trust is a rare commodity in our world,” he told her.

She shivered at his touch, the warmth of his hand contrasting with the cold steel of his authority.

“Then you’ll have to decide whether to take my word or not,” she whispered.

Devlin’s grip tightened slightly, a reminder of who held the power.

“We’ll see,” he said.

As he released her and stepped back, Krista’s heart pounded in her chest. She was caught in his web, and despite the danger, a part of her didn’t want to escape. Not yet.

A surge of adrenaline and something deeper—desire—propelled her forward. She lunged for his tie, gripping it with a boldness she didn’t know she had.

Devlin tensed, his eyes widening in surprise, clearly expecting some kind of assault. But Krista had no such thoughts. She pulled him closer, her fingers curling around the fabric of his tie as she rose on her toes. Their lips collided in a fierce, electrifying kiss.

Devlin’s hesitation melted away in an instant. His arms wrapped around her, pulling her tightly against him as he deepened the kiss, his mouth moving hungrily over hers.

Krista’s hands moved to his shoulders, gripping them for support as the world spun around her. Devlin’s lips were demanding, exploring, claiming. The intensity of his kiss was overwhelming, yet she found herself matching his fervor, pouring years of unspoken emotions into that one moment.

He tasted like danger and desire, a heady mix that made her heart race even faster. Devlin’s hands roamed her back, pressing her closer, as if he couldn’t get enough of her. She responded in kind, her own hands sliding into his hair, tugging slightly, eliciting a low growl from deep within his chest.

For a moment, everything else faded away—their past, the danger, the uncertainty. All that mattered was the fire between them, the undeniable connection that neither had been able to forget.

As they finally broke apart, both breathless, Krista looked up into Devlin’s eyes, seeing a mixture of surprise, desire, and something she couldn’t quite place.

She didn’t know what the future held, but in that moment, she didn’t care. All she knew was that she was exactly where she needed to be.

Their clothes came off in a hurry and Krista didn’t know how she ended up lying on her back on his sofa. Her heart thumped at the hungry way he looked at her—like he didn’t just want a taste.

Devlin wanted to consume all of her and she didn’t mind him doing that one bit. The reckless thought scared her a little, but what the hell. For all Krista knew, this might be her last day on earth if Devlin decided to get rid of her after all.

She drank in the sight of Devlin, shirtless, inked, muscled and all kinds of hot. When her gaze landed on his thickening cock, she licked her lips. That got a laugh out of him.

“Krista, you’re truly one of a kind,” he said, before lowering his ravenous mouth to hers.

Krista parted her lips so he could deepen the kiss. She moaned when he made his way down her cheek, her neck, the hollow of her collarbones.

Krista sunk her fingers into his hair as he paid utmost attention to her nipples. When he bit the tightened bud, she gasped. At the same time, he slid two fingers inside her wet pussy.

“I want you inside me,” she whispered, swallowing as he pulled his fingers out and licked her need off them.

“Funny, because I want the same thing,” Devlin said.

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