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The red bikini never failed to arouse hi there on the heated towel bar in his en suite

When Harper Willias, he always enjoyed peeling the flimsy material from her curvy body As much as he alanted to tear it off, he enjoyed this sexy suit way too much to destroy it

Ethan Michaels slid on a gray T-shirt and stepped back into the bedrooe The adults-only resort was beyond luxurious and grand In addition to all the aht out, the breathtaking property sat in the middle of Sunset Cove, a private island off the southern coast of California, nificent destination

While waiting out his time until he orchestrated an epic surprise reunion with his bastard of a stepfather, Ethan had started a fling with the owner of that te red bikini He’d always been a sucker for redand the lush body beneath didn’t hurt, either

The one-night stand had turned into nearly a month of passion and R-rated sleepovers Even with the tis casual, sie was going

Ethan had no clue what brought Harper as a single guest to Mirage—and he had no intention of asking She’d been alone like hiravitated toward each other, as most people who came to the adults-only resort were couples

He and Harper had fallen into a perfect routine ofHe’d alwaysspecial just for them and the waitstaff always accommodated every need—Ethan would remember each loyal employee when he took the resort back into his name

There was never a set ti, but Ethan always h, they did their own thing and went their oays Occasionally he’d see her on the beach and take her a drink, but they never so much as touched outside his penthouse

Watching her parade around on the beach seemed to be the ultimate foreplay

But he couldn’t get too distracted—he still had a job to do, a vendetta to secure His time here wasn’t all about play Harper was just an enjoyable by-product He didn’t care one bit that she see hi her ti personal was out of the question

All it would take would be one quick e to his assistant to have any answer he wanted about Harper, but that would imply that he wanted to know her beyond the bedrooht, but Ethan had his reasons for the distance, and they were nobody else’s concern

Besides, he never started a fling if the wo casual and fun or if he thought for a second she was husband shopping He’d never lead a wo more than his body and a small p

ortion of his time