Page 69 of Billionaire Devil

“But, Cole…”

I hold a finger to her lips. I know what she’s going to say: we’re temporary. What I’m proposing isn’t. “I can help you. But it’ll be on your terms. You call the shots, and I make sure those shots hit their targets. You can start setting things up and looking for the right people as soon as we get back to New York.” She doesn’t immediately protest the New York detail—or thewedetail—so I keep going. “Eleanor Jaegermight even have some ideas.Ifyou get the job, that is, which you will. They must have studios or factories or something, right? They might let us rent some space or utilize some of their resources. We can present them with a business plan and show them we’re not fucking around. They might even consider a collaboration with you, if that’s something you would consider. She owes me a favor, so I’m sure she’ll at least give us a meeting.”

“What…favor?” Her jealousy is so fucking cute.

“I made her a lot of money this year. Like, alotof money.”

Lila’s expression is so hopeful and her face is so stunning, it’s physically painful to stare at her. I have never, ever seen anything so beautiful as this girl.

Am I fucking in love with her? Is thatwhat this is?

She blinks up at me. “Do you really think it could work?”

“It will work. I’ll make sure of it.”

“Thank you, Cole,” she whispers. “For believing in me.”

“Of course I believe in you. You’re the only thing Idobelieve in.”

I don’t even mean to say that, but it’s true. When it comes to falling in love—which I never, ever thought I was capable of—she’s the only one who’s ever made me believe it’s possible.

Not just possible.

I am. I’m madly, deeply, head over fucking heels in love with her.

So this is what this feels like.

I kiss her and she opens to me, her tongue gliding silkily along mine. My soul feels like it’s on fire and my cock thickens hotly, but if I take her to bed now we’ll never get out of it. And we have things to see.

“Oh no you don’t,” I murmur. “You’re not luring me into bed again, you dirty girl. We’re going snowmobiling. You wanted to see Aspen, so that’s what we’re going to do.”

She’s already wearing her other gifts so I put on her hat, her scarf and her gloves. Then I lift her into my arms and carry her out the door.

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Aspen is bustling and snow-dusted.It looks more like a movie set than an actual place. Everything is so picture perfect, it doesn’t seem real.

I’m riding on the back of the snowmobile, my arms wrapped around Colton’s chest. I lean my head up against his back as we drive right through the center of town, heading toward the mountain.

I let my hand slip lower, down his front. And lower. Fingering the huge ridge of him through his jeans. Even with my wool gloves on, I can feel him thicken.

Ilovegetting him hard. I love that he can’t help himself from reacting to me. I love that he’s at my mercy. Most of all, I love that we’re so connected and in sync. As we get further up the mountain and closer to the lifts, I let my hand just rest on his swelling warmth.

He feels so good.

I’m allowing myself to go with this for the week because it’s impossible not to and it feels like I’m living inside a dream when I’m with him. But I don’t know how to feel.

He’s famous for his charm, I knew that from the beginning. He lures women into bed and no wonder it’s so easy for him. The man is impossible to resist.

Does he giveallthe women he dates so many presents?

Does he buy them their dream gift? A state-of-the-art sewing machine that will make their lives ten times easier?

Does he give them diamonds?

I only give diamonds to one girl.

But…can I trust him?

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