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He could say that, but she knew that if she did this—and her body was screaht eventually cost her her job Harriet knew of other women who’d had affairs with their bosses and they never came out on top Never!

But her days of being hereevery bit of backbone that she possessed, she stepped back, far enough to force his hand to drop away fro lips Her action surprised him, which made her smile a wry smile

You don’t knohat you’re dealing here I’m concerned, Alex But you’ll learn

‘You’re right,’ she said crisply ‘About everything But if we’re going to have an affair, then I must set some rules’

‘Rules?’ he echoed, his brows lifting skywards

‘Yes, rules’

His rueful smile annoyed her, but she didn’t let it show She kept her cool and her resolve A what she was about to do Dwayne had been a big mistake, but Dwayne didn’t have the power to hurt her asmadly in love with men like Alex No matter how careful she was, it would probably still happen But no ould he ever know that The nation would be on his desk

‘Shoot,’ he said

Harriet scooped in a cal it out slowly ‘As you yourself said,’ she began, her voice wonderfully cool and steady, ‘there will be no sex in the office That’s a definite no-go But also not during office hours No sneaking out at lunchtime to some nearby hotel room’

Alex scowled ‘Sounds like you’ve been down this road before’

She hadn’t, never having indulged in a secret affair before All her relationships had been out in the open But she wasn’t about to tell Alex that ‘Like you said earlier, Alex, I’ve been here before’

‘Any other rules?’ he asked, still sounding irritated