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Cocky seduction

Tender vulnerability

What I didn’t expect was for him to be a no-show

Unable to sit still any longer, I wander around the library and h ot held up with a client, but as soon as the thought entersthe portrait of a gorgeous woh, and I can’t stand another aard confrontation like the first ti the elevator to his floor to see if he lost track of time, but o well

I’ain, prepared to settle in for who kno long, when I spot a slip of paper sitting on the executive desk There’s nothing out of the ordinary about that inconspicuous note, except that my name is on it As I pick up the piece of paper, a cocktail of nervous anticipation burns through my stomach

Meet azebo

He signed it with his initials

My lips curve into a smile He didn’t lose track of ti up his sleeve

I leave the circular walls of the Zodiac Estate on jittery liazebo It’s in the opposite direction of the sea, at the back of the elaborate gardens Following the path beyond the French doors that open into the ballrooardens There’s soreenery, an unsettling sense of isolation after one ventures to the other side For that reason, I’ve only explored the area once, preferring the openness of the cliffs

But now I grab hold of ardens are as breathtaking as the sea, with their winding pathways er the day away during the warmer months

In the distance, I spot the gazebo Each footfall takesmy pulse to jackhammer as I approach the white stone pillars that n, an opulent space of seclusion in the thickening of el left and right in search of Sebastian My heart drops, and just when I think he sent oose chase, he steps out from behind a pillar by the entrance

His presence hits me harder than his absence did in the library, and I teeter on the last step as our eyes meet