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Despite the several hours that had passed by since what had transpired between Dante and |, | still couldn't
erase it from my mind. Every t| thought about it, each tmy mind so much as went
entire b*dy to what happened, my I*ps tingled like it could still feel his devourwhile my beccharged all
over again.
| couldn’t blmyself since | had not been touched like that since | left and the last man that did touch me
renewed my desire unleashing it from its dormant state that it had sl*pped in to. Fort years | thought that
perhaps my carnal desires had simmered away after | had given birth and it was just one of those things but |
was wrong.
If any thing, my b*dy craved it more and it burned for more that even a single thought sent a jolt of need
washing overuntil | felt it in my core. It was like my b*dy needed one orgasm to reveal the vixen that | had
thought was long gone.
| didn’t regret it exactly because | finally felt alive again but | do wish that | had stopped it sooner before | came
undone on his fingers. Dante’s own desire forwas tenfold. It was clear that he could not control it either and
had | not stopped things, who knew where it would have lead us.
But Dante had the gall to make such an advance when he was still very much involved with Pheobe. It was a
boundary that | was not going to cross. | did not want to be a side piece neither did | want to invoke any further
unnecessary that would cshould Pheobe find out.
“Miss Miller, what do you think?” Melanie, the head of marketing, asked looking atexpectantly. with a hint of
impatience.
Shit. I didn’t even know what she was askingabout because | had completely zoned out, Not only had
Melanie been looking at me, several pairs of eyes from the rest of the room had been waiting for my response. |
needed to think and I needed to do it fast.
“Sounds good. Although | would like to see the detailed plans before | pass a final verdict. Phew, | saved that
nicely ensuring | got to see what she proposed before agreeing to it especially when 1 had zoned out.
The meeting had concluded and Lucy entered the board room just as every one had left. Her steps. were urgent
as she walked towardwhere | was still seated at the head of the table.
“Now that your meeting is concluded, Mr Crawford had dropped by to see you then minutes ago,” She informed
beat.
“W-What did you tell him?” | queried hoping that | could get out of this. It was too soon forto see him. The
events of last night were still too fresh, too embarassing to see him.
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She frowned at my reaction. “told him to wait in your office until you're done.” She said hesitantly fearing that
she had done the wrong thing.
| massaged my temples with my thumb and index finger for a moment before looking back at Lucy. “Tell him that
an important meeting had cup and | won't be available for the rest of the day” | instructed her and she
frowned but nodded and left anyways.
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Being in his presence when my own desires were so out of line was not an ideal situation. In any case, | doubt
that he could have chere for any good or any thing of importance.
| peaked out of the boardroom door to see if Dante had left and | had caught sight of him just as he had
disappeared in to the elevator. A sigh of relief leftand | exited the board room heading back to my office. |
pushed the door open and was immediately greeted with the potent smell of Dante's cologne. My pulse
immediately began racing as just scent of him illicited the most x-rated thoughts.
After giving my head a shake to stay focused, | couldn't miss the large bouquet of lilies left on my desk. It stood
all beautifully arranged in a vase as they boasted their full bloom. I got closer to the flowers and immediately got
a whiff of the sweet smell of lilies. My eyes spotted a card and | pulled it from the little holder in the midst of the
bouquet. | fl*pped it open and saw the nearly inky inscription.
The smell of you still lingers on my fingers.
-Dante.
My cheeks heated up in a blush until | felt it already to my n*eck. What was this man doing to me? More over,
what was | allowing to happen? Dallying with Dante was not a safe gto play.
My plan was to do what | had been doing already. Pretend as if nothing happened and not allow him to seek me
put unnecessarily. Eventually he would tire out and leave it as sthing that was never meant to be rekindled.
But I was wrong.
For the next few days, Dante had tried his best to find me. Be it during meetings to my commute back hor
even the meals | took at the cafe down from the office, he was determined to getalone but I did not allow it.
It was playing a gof hide and seek which, by the look of it, Dante was enjoying.
It was the last day of the work week when | walked in to my office after enjoying a peaceful brunch all by myself.
| headed back to the my office and opened the door to find the man that | had been avoiding for the past week
seated leisurely in my office chair.
Dante toyed with a letter opener in his hands and his head snapped up the second | entered the office. His face
was unreadable and his eyes were darker than ever. | couldn't tell if he was mad or up to sthing based on
how unreadable his face had been.
“Dante.” His nwas a breathy whisper.
“Sophia.” He said my nlike it was poison against his tongue. Tired of running away from me?” He taunted, a
sly grin on his I*ps.
“I have no idea what you're talking about.” | feigned innocence but he scoffed humoured by my act.
“You have been avoidingever since-
“Don’t say it.” | begged closing my eyes.
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“Ever since | made you cum all over my fingers. He said stubbornly and | inhaled sharply as my b*dy recalled the
entire scene.
“That is not true.” | denied but he pushed back the office chair and rose to his full, intimidating length.
“You are a horrible liar. Either that or you think that | am stupid.” He said in a neutral tbut his eyes were
anything but. “Or is it because you prefer to run away when things get a little too real.” He muttered tightly
taking several steps in my direction.
My eyes snapped up to look at him like he had lost his mind. He spoke as if what happened the other night was
perfectly fine but how could it be? Pheobe was technically still his girlfriend and she will remain in that position
because she will never ever let go of the gold mine she found within Dante. Whether he was aware of this fact or
not, was his problem, but a man as sharp as him couldn't miss it.
“Too real? You call that too real? Don’t you see that such a thing can’t happen ever again.” My voice. rose an
octave as | glared at him.
He grabbed my chin in his hold between his thumb and index finger tipping my head back. My nose was not
mere inches away from his.
“Because you're scared of how much you want it or because you're simply running away?* He taunted bringing
his I*ps too close to my jaw line that | felt the skin there tingle.
“We are two grown adults. It’s evident that we both still desire each other. | don’t see the harm of it.” Of course
he didn’t because he did not know what Pheobe was truly capable of.
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“It is a dangerous gto play, Dante, and as always | will have more to lose at it than you do.” | swallowed
tightly, my throat still tensed at being held up.
He placed a light k*ss against my jawline and my I*ps quivered. | had to fight every instinct of mine and not turn
my face so that my I*ps could clash with his. His I*ps moved lower along my jaw line until it hovered torturously
over my I*ps.
“No one will lose anything.” He whispered huskily coaxing me, invitingto give in to both of our raging,
unsatiated desire.
His
eyes remained fixed with mine, watching carefully to see my resolve crumbled and it did. His I*ps pressed
against mine in a teasing, taunting k*ss. One that sent my toes curling in my shoes and a pulse forming between
my legs. It was not a full blown k*ss but it was enough to leavewanting more and sent my head in to a
muzzy whirlwind.
“This is what you do to me, Sophia.” He reached for my hand and brought it to the front of his pants so I could
feel his erection fight to break through.
A wave of power washed overfeeling his need and desire so desperately.
“It’s what you've always done toand you know it.” He I*ps moved against mine again but he broke away too
soon causing a protesting moan to escape me.
| shut my eyes tightly fighting logic and outright desire within myself. | wanted to throw every
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caution to the wind and dance in the darkness with him but | also had a lot to think about, a lot on
the line, and a lot to lose.
The image of Pheobe bent overas she kicked my stomach years ago flashed through my clouded mind and |
was immediately brought back out of the trance that he had entrappedin.
| took a few steps back with urgency like | needed to escape him as | shook my head. He didn’t know what
Pheobe had done toand | was not going to say any thing about it to him now.
“No, Dante. | cannot. So long as your nis linked to Phoebe, | can’t allow myself to go ahead with this.” |
shook my head again affirming it to myself.
He knew better than to questionfurther because askingfor any further reasoning would solidify how
ready he was to cheat on Pheobe. He may have known the truth about her lies for saving him but did he actually
do any thing about it?
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