Chapter 01007
Chapter 0007
Soon, I’m standing before the suite and pulling the keycard out. Before I can stop myself, I swipe the card and enter the room. Nerves eat at me as I walk through the entrance, wondering if we’ll be sleeping together immediately.
He had seemed insistent when he gave me the key.
“Make sure the papers get to Rikers tonight. He doesn’t get any more time to fuck things up,” Ethan says into his phone as he types on a laptop. “And get that background check to me by the time the sun rises.”
I stand in the doorway for a moment, just watching him work. I didn’t expect him to be working when I walked in and seeing him so deeply focused while issuing orders is impressive. It’s clear that his company’s success is more important to him than some romantic entanglement.
“Did you
reschedule the meeting with Danvers? Good… Also, the secretary outside my office- make sure she knows her place,” he continues talking with whoever is on the other end.
I don’t want to interrupt, so I walk over to the chair on the other side of the room and sit in it. Watching him work is interesting. I find another side of him to accompany the gentle lover and the icy CEO I’ve already seen. What other sides is he hiding beneath the cold exterior?
Shifting uncomfortably after a few minutes, I lift my legs, tuck them under my dress, and lay my head on my arm. I wish I had a change of clothes.
“Collect and deliver the Reeves case, the Holden lawsuit, and the Callum files to me within–two days, and this time, make sure they’re in the correct orders,” Ethan says, and I open my eyes.
When I do, I find his green eyes watching me. I didn’t realize that I closed my eyes until now. How long has he been watching me?
“No, that’s all tonight,” Ethan says before pulling the phone away from his ear and setting it on the table. My heart kicks into gear as he stands and stalks over to me.
I can’t move.
He moves closer, leaning down and brushing his fingers through my hair.
I can’t breathe.
“Have I kept you waiting?” He asks, tugging my head gently and lifting my face. Any air in my lungs has fully escaped as he slides his hand from my hair to the back of my neck and tugs.
I can’t answer him, even as he guides me to my feet.
He pulls me closer, so close that I have to stand on my toes and hold onto his sides to not fall over. I grip his shirt tightly, not wanting to fall over but also not necessarily wanting to let go.
My nose brushes Ethan’s, our lips a hair apart as we stare into each other’s eyes. For a brief second, Ethan’s eyes flicker gold, but in a blink, they’re green again. Did I imagine it?
Ethan smirks and eases a bit of the pressure on the back of my neck but doesn’t fully release me.
“I let my gaze fall to his lips when I can’t think of anything to say.
“Be my sexual partner,” he whispers. My eyes jump to his again, wondering if I heard him right.
“W–what?”
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Chapter 0007
“Be my sexual partner,” he repeats, just as steady as he did a second ago. “What do you think?”
What am I supposed to think?
A billionaire who supposedly never sleeps with the same woman twice just asked me to become a steady partner. What the hell?
