Midnight Temptation
Chapter One
Despite knowing they were essentially the last two people in the building,
Vanessa worked hard not to scream at the man across from her. Her throat hurt
from the effort of keeping her voice modulated and even. "I am not going to
drive a Mercedes, Mr. Remington, and that's final."
All right, fine, it was a growl, but it was still more than he deserved.
As usual this late after hours, Raven reclined in his high backed office chair
like a king, his suit jacket abandoned, shirt sleeves rolled up over his dark
forearms, an expression of bored indulgence smoothing his rugged features.
"Nothing is final until I say so, Vanessa. You'd do well to remember that." His
burning gaze centered on her, the intensity almost enough to make her flinch.
He'd been that way all day, practically inspecting her like a bug. She was
irritated with it; with him. The prodding, the questions that felt like they
were leading somewhere before dropping away, forgotten. He'd been driving her
crazy and he knew it. Now, when it was finally time to go home, he dropped his
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