CEO's Passion: Love by Mistake

Shane's eyes flashed with excitement at the new offer.

Well, I can't be too unreasonable.

With a grunt, he hung up.

Natalie knew him well enough to know that he had agreed. With a chuckle, she turned her attention back to Joyce. “I'm sacrificing so much for you, Joyce. When we go back, you're going to work extra hard for me.”

At those words, Natalie turned off the light and with an almighty yawn, shut her eyes and drifted off to sleep almost immediately.

It had been a long day for her, after the jet lag and the night of drinking. Her head began to feel heavy for wanting to get some sleep.

The following day, Joyce woke up feeling rejuvenated. She was dumbfounded at the sight of Natalie sleeping next to her.

“Nat, why are you in my bed?” Joyce gave Natalie a shove.

“What's going on?” Natalie mumbled as she opened her bleary eyes.

“You tell me! Why are you in my bed?” Joyce persisted.

Natalie massaged her head as she struggled to sit upright. “You have the nerve to ask me that!” she replied in a huff. “You were so drunk last night that after I'd dropped you off in your room, you cried and clung on to me, insisting that I kept you company.”

recall the events of the night before through the haze of champagne and tears. Unfortunately, nothing came

yawned and threw off the quilt. “Go back to sleep if you're still feeling dizzy,” she suggested. “You had a lot to drink last night. I have to

her shoes and left Joyce alone in her room, who was sitting on the bed with a sluggish

the bed as she

was thrown off but he

he go?”

of

was distinctly aware of the heartbeat against her back and

finally back.” came Shane's low

Natalie stuck her tongue out at him in response to his

gazing at her for some moments, he lifted her chin to

my

not respond to that either but kissed her with renewed

a hint of a punishment of some sort as he nibbled and gnawed at her

Natalie that

her breaking her promise to him

attempt to push him away after that realization. Instead, she

not mind her stale morning breath, she would

beyond kissing. With a powerful heave, he threw Natalie onto the

eager as he was