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The coree"
"So with people People who make mistakes"
"Yeah, not liketo do is take a breath and step away froetting a request that tugs on your emotions, tell them you’ll call them back Stall them on a decision That way you can assess the situation more clearly and not trap yourself in a corner Make sense?"
Carina nodded slowly "Yes, it does"
"I fucked up so bad when I first started working for Michael I fed the wrong report to an executive on a deal ere about to close Saved the guy half a ht the mistake"
"What did Michael do?"
His eyes twinkled "Gave me hell Made ain or ever held it over ave away another dollar for free"
Her spirit lightened The casino lit up around they, but for that moment, she felt completely alone with a man who seemed to know exactly what to say to soothe her heart "I know one thing that would make me feel better Less of a failure"
"Dare I ask?"
"Celine Dion is doing a show tonight"
He shuddered "Anything else My car,Don’t make me listen to ‘My Heart Will Go On’ "
"H, Max?"
He ignored her and took a long pull of his beer His hand slid from hers and she tried not to mourn the loss "I watched that hed "You are so busted We’re going Seven o’clock show"
"How do you know I can get tickets? It’s probably sold out"
She snorted "Go do what you do best Charm some helpless female Offer her your body We’ll be all set"
"Fine As long as we agree to close this topic of conversation You screwed up We’ll fix it and move on Deal?"
She ss, so take the rest of the day off I’ll take you to dinner before the show and we’ll test out the Venetian’s restaurant skills"
"Perfect"
He threw a few bills on the bar and stood up "Try not to get into any trouble"
"Good girls don’t get into trouble, do they?"
He shot her a warning look and left She nursed the rest of herwas clear She needed to fix things on her own--no matter the cost Unfortunately, there was one way left
Remove herself frolass and held back a sigh Even with her skills, hera bit deeper and find out what she really wanted instead of trying to be a carbon copy of everyone else Her soul itched for freedoie couldn’t offer what she really needed?
The thoughts danced in her head but she focused on the one thing she could control
Fix the rabbed her purse, and headed back to the room to contact Sawyer Wells
Chapter Nine
Sawyer belonged in Vegas Carina tamped down on her nervousness while he prowled across his office like a large jungle cat He shook her hand and invited her to sit down, as if deciding to play with his food before taking a bite And, dear God, he looked like he could bite Sex vibrated around hi deeper that scared the crap out of her He reolden-boy looks and seething amber eyes to hypnotize any helpless female His lush lips held a cruel curve, and his face was a mass of hard lines with sharp cheekbones and a wicked scar that curved froerous appeal He wore his hair extra long, alh to be held back with a tie
She’d done her ho line of successful hotels he took over and pu happened and he e The Venetian was his current toy he took quite seriously, but the rumor mill hinted he planned to unveil a chain of luxury hotels throughout the country He traveled to Italy frequently, and Max seemed to know him as more than a casual business partner
She took a seat across frolanced around His office was housed on the top floor of the Venetian Ceiling-to-floor s displayed the city in its glory, and re teak furniture, bookcases, and a wet bar Gorgeous artwork filled the walls, an intriguing mix of raw landscapes and erotica She studied the lines of a couple naked but in shadorapped around each other The sied to study the picture He caught her staring and a blush stained her cheeks
"Do you enjoy art, Carina?"
"Very much I paint myself"
He settled in the leather chair behind his desk and studied her with a thoughtful air "Interesting," he murmured "Professionally?"
"No, I put it aside so I could finish h"
"You should never deny a part of your soul Eventually it ither and die, or fester inside until you cut it out" His face shut down as if fighting an irets"
"Yes" The odd conversation rattled her Holy crap, was that a king-size bed in the attached roo he didn’t only sleep there, but did other things?
"I havea serious show, let me know My dealer can spot talent iave a quizzical look "You’ve never even seen ood instincts"
"I’ll keep that in ed on the expanse of naked flesh from her skirt and sloorked its way up her body The appreciation in his eyes see her body
His gravelly voice re-afters and lots of nakedness "It’s a pleasure to have this time with you My assistant said you wanted to talk about the deal Is Max joining us?"
She swiped her pal deep, and took the leap "No, Max doesn’t know I am here I’d like you to keep this between us"