When Molly meets her intimidating new boss, Beatrice, she’s judged by her last name and fancy connections—not her talent. But Molly’s no pushover. She loves her job with the Washington Wolves and won’t let anyone doubt her. A powerful project with Amazon lands in her lap, and now, she must prove she’s more than just a pretty face.
He didn’t exactly look convinced. “If you say so.” “Lia is protective, just as we all are of each other.” I didn’t want to feel defensive about the way he was immediately writing off her ability to see that I was happy or give him a second chance, but I did. “And yeah, maybe she…
“You’re so perfect,” he murmured against my chest, kissing down along my ribs. My hand found him, and he hissed loudly in pleasure from the pressure of my fingers and palm. “Bauer, please,” I begged, arching my hips up. “Soon, princess,” he growled, pushing himself into my hand again. “I have one condom and no…
“Wipe that smug ass grin off your face.” My laughter had her smiling. The smile was the best thing I could’ve woken to. Not only was Claire not ducking out of bed, avoiding eye contact or explaining to me why it could never happen again. Explaining why she hadn’t been thinking when she’d let me…
“Oooh, no dice, you don’t get two questions in a row.” Claire tilted her head. “You asked me at least four before we agreed to this. I think I’ve earned two.” Bracing my elbows on the table, I leaned forward and held her gaze. “Why does it bother you so much to figure me out?”…
My mouth took hers before she could finish her sentence, and I knew, unequivocally, how wrecked I was. CLAIRE Bauer kissed like he was put on this earth for that one singular purpose alone. My bones melted like slowly heating metal, and he wrapped his strong arms around my body to keep me firmly against…
The tip of his finger tilted my chin up, and his thumb brushed my bottom lip. “I think you look at me differently than they do, Claire. And if you can’t quiet those things holding you back, I don’t want to be the man they all think I am. Not with you. The one who’ll…
I’d been reminded my entire life, or all but five years of it, that Finn was the superior specimen in every way that mattered to our parents, and even though I’d moved on from being bothered by it, I didn’t want to be lumped into his category either. As Claire hopped onto the deck and…
“The first time I met Scotty, I was in handcuffs because I’d just wrecked the hell out of the side of his garage.” I kept my voice even as her shoulders tensed visibly. “It wasn’t hard for the cops to find me because the blue spray paint I’d used on the side of his house…
I knew as I laid in the relative privacy of the loft that I’d felt a twinge of disappointment when he sent me upstairs to bed without anything more than a “sleep tight, princess.” “What exactly do you want, Claire?” I whispered. Bauer’s head popped up again, and I jumped, afraid he’d heard me. “How…
Exhaling slowly, I broke the gaze and felt the slim tips of butterfly wings as they fluttered through my whole body. Was I ready to leap? Not just yet. But I also wasn’t sure what I was waiting for. But what I did know? What my head and heart could agree on was that our…