Being with Ryan made me realize just how out of my depth I was. He always had a way of making me beg for mercy, but then he’d hit me with those pitiful, unsatisfied eyes, and even with tears in my eyes, I’d find myself giving in to him all over again.

It was already three in the afternoon.

had a meeting scheduled at the hotel, and just as I finally got a breather, my phone started ringing right away.

I went to take a shower, and when I came out, Ryan was sprawled out on the bed, the gray blanket barely covering his perfect body–he looked like pure temptation.

That lazy, satisfied look after everything–he was gorgeous and downright sinful.

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“Where are you going?” he asked, seeing me rush to answer the phone, push him aside to shower, and now sit down in front of the mirror to do my makeup.

“I have a meeting,” I replied.

In the mirror, my skin looked supple and luminous, radiant and delicate.

Back in my previous life, I was obsessed with skincare, but my complexion never really glowed. Maybe it was because there was no light in my eyes–everything just seemed dull to me.

Now, my skin was baby–soft and practically poreless, flawless even without a hint of makeup.

My eyes looked like stardust scattered in the night sky, brimming with life and intelligence.

It was amazing how loving myself could make me feel like I was glowing from the inside out.

Suddenly, Ryan wrapped his arms around me from behind, his body radiating heat. He sounded a little put out. “Already working? It’s just your first day in Braylin!”

“Yeah, I need to finalize the location and some initial details,” I said, patting on moisturizer.

“If you can’t find anything better, I’ve got a place for you,” Ryan offered after thinking it over.

to look at him, and

If I can’t lock down a spot, I’ll be counting on you,” I said. I knew the Jennings family owned a ton of properties around here. The hotel game was cutthroat, and if I wanted to stand out, I

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still a little salty. “Seriously, can’t you

way,” I shot back, not

a look of pure exasperation. “You really don’t cut

planted a kiss on his

him, and he headed off

the closet, and picked out a dress that was

me look put–together.

stocked the closet with mostly business outfits–pretty much a little work perk courtesy

him.

a rush to get to my meeting, so I told Ryan to

way till six, and then we had dinner after that. Being the one in charge, I could really feel the

the work and socializing and made it back home, it

noon–by the end of the day, I just hopped in the shower and crashed straight into

into two camps, each side arguing their case. As the one in charge, I had to make the

location inside the Third Ring, near Ku Cha Zi—one of Braylin’s landmarks. It was

when we ran into some issues, he always found a way to

things.

location was set, we brought in a feng shui master to check things

base, we just needed to spice things

meet up twice during that stretch, and every time we got straight to the point–either he was tied

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