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He’d used her once upon a tie’s book, was it? It was time for Cass to wholeheartedly embrace that mantra

Whatever Gage’s gae at the same time Karma indeed

Whistling as he rounded the Hue went over his pitch as he strolled toward the entrance to Fyra Cos into Cass in the parking lot After she’d kicked him out, he’d really expected to have to push her for another appointment When she’d called, it had been a pleasant surprise

The 9:00 am appointment had been another one Nice to be Cass’s first priority for the day Apparently she’d thought about the logic of his offer overnight and was finally on board Or the other executives had convinced her that selling him the formula did make for smart business, like he’d told Cass Either way, the tide had turned

Which was good because Arwen didn’t like the hotel, and she’d let Gage know about it Loudly He’d have to take her on a weekend ca trip to the Hill Country to make up for all of this Hopefully, he could melt a little of the ice in Cass’s spine, close the deal and be back in Austin tomorrow

Depending how things ith the ice , of course If Cass was still as hot as he reht stick around for a couple of days Arwen could rough it

Cass didn’t ht she would After yesterday, with all the power plays disguised as flirting and Cass not letting hihshod over her, he’d come prepared for battle Hell, he’d kind of looked forward to another game of one-upmanship It was rare that a woman could match him

She appeared in the reception area looking gorgeous and untouchable in another sharp suit with acandy pink, and she’d swept up her hair into another severe bun-like thing held by lacquered chopsticks that he immediately wanted to take apart Why was that so hot?

He dredged up a ely consisted of yoga pants and hoodies, and he’d liked that, too But this was so elemental He wanted to explore this new Cass in the worst way

“Good h the frost in her tone told hi but “This way”

The chilly greeting and use of his last narin on his face So she planned to cross swords after all Excellent

This time, he didn’t even hesitate at the door of her office No point in beating around the bush when the upper hand was still up for grabs He waltzed into the middle of all that purple and plunked down into a chair Happened to be the one behind the desk—Cass’s chair—but he figured that would be enough to get her into the room