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“But why?”
For her For hiure out but couldn’t let go of, either “Ah, that’s where you’ll have to trust me Think about it” He took a business card out of his wallet and offered it to her “That’s ”
She exaaze “Which is what exactly?”
He lowered his“To find that out, you’ll have to say yes”
And just as she reached for the kiss, he strode away “Better get going We don’t want you to be too late”
Her soft curses had hi like a fool for the rest of the walk
One-night stands were supposed to be e about Rhys was cold In fact, he’d been attentive and thoughtful last night when he took her virginity He listened to every word she said on their walk like it mattered to him Even as she strode next to hiht and muscular form, matched with his social status and wealth, should unnerve her, and yet, she felt more comfortable with him than almost anyone Especially since the assault But that little voice in her head that told herhis proposal, no h in
When Rhys stopped at the Devil’s Café, a cocktail bar in the heart of Manhattan, Zoey spotted Elise and Hazel already sipping their fancy drinks, with Zoey’s unopened bottle of aiting in front of the e hit her heart Those martinis looked delicious, but she wouldn’t dare drink anything not opened in front of her Not anyain
“This is goodnight, then”
Rhys’ waroosebumps across her arh her Rhys was deliciously…intense She’d never experienced the draw of a oodnight Thank you for walking me”
“I was very happy to,” he nearly purred, closing the distance between the at her with a s her cheek and his lipsZoey somewhere other than the streets of Manhattan God, the man kne to kiss
When he finally pulled back a long while later, she slid back into her body and reached for more His throaty chuckle hit her like he’d stripped all her clothes off and entered her as he did last night She snapped her eyes open to find a devilish grin on his face “There is no expiration date onaway
She reasped for air Sudden loud voices and cars honking hit her She blinked, following Rhys’ long, steady gait until he faded off into the shadows
Reain, she entered the cocktail bar and was greeted by the popat her
“What in the actual fuck?” Elise asked by way of greeting when Zoey reached the table