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I sit straighter, smoothing the folder in front of me. The movement shifts my blouse against my chest, fabric pulling slightly. His eyes flick down. Just for a beat. But I catch it. My pulse stutters. Oh. Oh no. Was he checking me out? Absolutely not. We are not doing this. Except his pupils just dilated. And his jaw just ticked. And I'm suddenly very aware of how warm this office is. How the air between us feels charged. Stop. You're exhausted. You're hallucinating. The women Sasha dates live on green juice and emotional unavailability. Stick-thin. Effortless. Minimalist chic. Women who look poured into couture without trying. Not women who take up space and refuse to apologize for it. So no. That glance was not interest. It was observation. Nothing more. Focus, Gabriella. This tyrant doesn't tolerate distraction. I lift my chin. "𝐀𝐬 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐠𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞," I say with way more confidence than I feel. Something shifts in his expression. One eyebrow arches, slow and lethal. There it is. The look that sends grown men scrambling for transfers. The look that should make me stop talking. Instead, I hold his stare. I didn't claw my way out of four foster homes to flinch now. He leans back. Studies me like I'm a puzzle he's deciding whether to solve or destroy. "𝐓𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐞, 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐞𝐬𝐞." His voice drops an octave. "𝐃𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲? 𝐎𝐫 𝐚𝐦 𝐈 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥?" My mouth goes dry. “𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐩?” "𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬, 𝐌𝐫. 𝐎𝐫𝐥𝐨𝐯," I say, refusing to look away. “𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰.” He pauses, the chair creaking. “𝐈 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.” ❤️ Read Dirty Business, Forbidden Office Romance. Now Available on Kindle Unlimited! → https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GP5X1ZKJ ★★★★★ “Loved this story full of hot chemistry, steamy scenes and surprises you don't see coming.” -Goodreads ★★★★★ “The chemistry between these two was off the charts.” -Goodreads ★★★★★ “Could not put this one down. Gabby and Sasha are so good together.” -Goodreads Perfect for fans of: ✔️ Forbidden Office Romance ✔️ Morally Gray Silver Fox ✔️ Curvy Girl / Body Worship ✔️ Possessive "Touch Her and Die" Alpha