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It was clear that staying away from each other the last three weeks had achieved none of the clarity and purpose they’d both sought If anything, the attraction bit harder, the hunger sharper

It was also clear that she’d overreacted to the HR director’s call and possibly made her work situation worse

But she was sure she hadn’t iues when all her suggestions on the various stages of the opening night for Pantelides WDC had been accepted without question Pleased that she was being valued as a hard-working estions

It hy she’d begun questioning herself, and the call co so close to that had made her stor Ari and taking him to task

Of course it had nothing to do with the fact that she’d been unable to stop thinking about thecuriously bereft with his continued absence and the fact that her body seemed to have pulsed to life the moment she’d found out he was back

She was here to do a job She seriously needed to focus on that and nothing else

Let’s move on

Pursing her lips, she pulled off her sarong Ari was annoyingly right

They had teeks before this spectacular hotel set in the heart of America’s political and cultural capital opened

The hotel itself was a jaw-dropping architectural masterpiece, and fully expected to achieve six-star status within the next feeeks They’d already hosted the industry critics, who’d since given glowing reviews

With prime views of the Lincoln Me had been given a multi-million-dollar facelift that had seen it propelled to the realms of untold luxury and decadence

Marble, slate and gleaold furniture and art that captured the iination, and the five top-class restaurants were already booked well into the new year

Regardless of her own shaky issues, Perla was hugely excited to be working on the hotel opening