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I must be in a parallel universe because what on God’s earth is happening?
He laughs softly. “Miss. Solomon agreed to my terms. You work for me for six days and I pay her a lot of money for your services.”
“My public relations services, are you freaking kidding me?”
I shake my head. “You’re a shit businessman, Shade, because I haven’t got a clue where to start. Why me?”
He actually winks and whispers, “Because you owe me six days, Allegra and I’m going to enjoy every single fucking minute of it. Now…” He adjusts his sleeves and rubs his thumb against his chin as if he’s thinking hard.
“You are to report to me at six am every morning at my office to brief me on your progress. Then again at six pm every evening. During that time, you make my club shine and the hottest place to be in town. At the end of the six days, our business contract ends, along with our, shall we say, more personal one.”
“But I hate you.” I say it as if we are discussing the weather, and then shrug and lean back in my seat as if I couldn’t give a shit.
“You see, Shade, I have discovered something since you dismissed me into a cab. I have discovered that you want to use me to bring my uncle down. This is all a big game to you, and my problem was a little too convenient.”
I lean forward and hiss, “I believe you sent those notes, you made those calls, and you were there to heroically save me. You are the man I should avoid, and I’m guessing there is no other person involved at all.”
I cross my legs and lean forward and stare him right in the eye and snap, “Six days to work on your campaign is a small price to pay to get you out of my life and if you want my help in bringing Lucas Stevenson down, I’ll throw that in for free.”
I offer him my hand and say tightly, “Do we have a deal?”
He grasps my hand and squeezes it so hard I think he’s going to break it and the expression in his eyes should scare the panties off me. I am drowning in decadence and deprivation, and I hate to admit it—lust and before he replies, he glances at the man behind me who heads across and scoops up the money with a gloved hand, before turning and leaving the room, closing the door behind him.
Then Shade grips my hand hard and says huskily, “We have a deal, princess, but just for the record, you’re wrong. I amnotthe person you should fear the most. He is lingering in the shadows, waiting for the first opportunity to bring you down. Do you think I would go to all this trouble to keep my eyes on you if that wasn’t the case? So, shut the fuck up and do what I tell you if you want to survive because I’m not the big bad wolf in this fairy tale, I’m your fucking hero. So, whether you like that or not, you’re stuck with me until we figure this shit out.”
His eyes are lit with lust and it’s taking my breath away. I can’t look away and when he says in that husky voice, “Now get over here and let me finish what we started.” I can’t get there quickly enough.
CHAPTER23
SHADE
The moment she walks in, I am hard. Seeing her beautiful face twisted in anger is like Viagra to me. Her long chestnut hair gleams against her pale skin and the fucking tight skirt she is wearing, paired with the highest heels, is every fantasy I have come to life.
She reaches me in an instant, her own lust plain to see and as I grip the scarf at her throat, I pull her sharply toward me and punish her mouth for ever doubting me.
As I kiss her like a wild animal, I untie her scarf and, pulling back, growl, “Give me your hands.”
She holds them in front of her and I bind them tightly, causing her to gasp, “What are you doing?”
“Teaching you not to fuck with me.”
I pull her over my knee, her wrists bound before her, and run my hand up her legs, inching her skirt around her waist, loving the silk panties she’s wearing as I run my hand over her ass.
I whisper, “I wouldn’t scream if I were you. There is no one coming.”
She tenses. “Why do I need help?”
It makes me laugh because if only she knew how deep she has fallen.
I tear off her panties, causing her to say furiously, “Fuck, Shade, now what am I going to wear?”
“Nothing.”
I grip her hair tightly and she gasps with pain as I bring my hand hard down on her ass, causing her to jump.”
“Fuck! Stop!” she says through her tears, and I growl, “Never doubt me again, princess. I am all you have right now, so show me some respect.”
I run my hand over her ass as she sobs, “I hate you.”
