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During the week that followed she was feverishly aware of Angel to a degree that sent her te When he looked at her, it was as if a blast of concentrated heat lit her up inside and her bra would feel scratchy against her tender nipples and a dull ache would stir between her thighs, her every tiny reaction in his presence like a slap in the face that shao away He had lit the spark and she see away at her nerves and her fierce pride

At the end of that week, Angel asked her to stay behind after everyone else had left to go for drinks

‘Next on the agenda…us,’ Angel murmured sibilantly

Merry shot hi appraisal ‘There is no us’

‘Exactly,’ Angel pronounced with satisfaction ‘Scratch the itch and it goes away and dies, ignore it and it festers’

‘Your seduction vocabulary needs attention,’ Merry quipped, standing straight in front of hi in her crystalline eyes

Angel grimaced ‘I don’t do seduction’

‘I don’t do one-night stands’

‘So if I make it dinner and sex I’m in with a chance?’ A sardonic ebony brow elevated

‘No chance whatsoever,’ Merry contradicted with pleasure ‘I’ht with my boss’

‘A virgin?’ Angel was aghast ‘Seriously?’

‘Seriously,’ Merry traded without enant with her and determined to make every choice that took her in the opposite direction ‘Sex shouldan itch’

Angel sprang upright behind his desk, all supple, gracefultaut over powerful thigh muscles and definable biceps Herto his everymore for me,’ he admitted drily ‘But I take offence at the word “sleazy” I ains’

‘Good to know,’ Merry breathed tightly, watching his shirt ripple ever so slightly over hisher intense physical awareness of hio home now?’

‘I’ll drop you back’