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The risk he was taking with his reputation and sales ca with her He loved the danger He loved the contrasts, the frosty exterior which vaporized when she caught fire in his aret her to stay there more often He wanted her to melt into a puddle for far more than a few snatched hours in a snowstoret her out of his system before it all came to an end in under a couple of weeks And it needed to end on launch day–no strings, no commitment, that was the deal

They were shown into a mirror-lined elevator that silently transported thelossy blonde smiled a welcome

“Mr DeLeo,” she purred with a hint of a European accent “So good to see you here with us tonight You really don’t need this as I’m sure everyone here knoho you are but, for insurance purposes and security, I’m sure you understand?” She tipped her head to one side in a coquettishacross the front desk with neon pink fingernails that clicked on the polished surface Then her bright blue gaze and false smile found Piper “And you must be Miss Reilly Welcome”

It never failed to amaze him how bitchy and predatory woible billionaire in the building Or ht the worst out in a certain type of female Still, he didn’t like the way the blonde receptionist had changed her tone fro him to clipped ice as she handed Piper her ID and then tossed her hair back It was an unspoken girl-to-girl challenge, he was sure of it

“I never go anywhere without the lovely Miss Reilly these days,” he said, far otiable”

There was the beginning of an ironic senuine s of what he was up to She lifted her chin haughtily “Ti”

“Of course,” he said in a deliberately stiff tone and offered her his arle as the door closed behind theht roootiable? Was that a nod to Charles and Camilla?”

He leaned over and whispered in her ear “You have a wild iination, Miss Reilly”

She sne from the attentive waiter who had suddenly appeared at her shoulder “And so, apparently, do you”

He watched as she put the crystal glass to her lips and there was the slightest hint of the tip of her tongue as she drank His groin stiffened alne suits you,” he said softly, feeling an almost unbearable kick of lust

She sed and ran that wicked tongue over her top teeth before saying, “That’s because it’s so much nicer than your smelly old beer”

“I could watch you drink it for hours”