Chapter 45

It was not exactly smart to tick Frank off before the new investment dough landed.

I chirped up. “Too late for this, can we talk tomorrow morning?”

Hogan snorted coldly, already halfway through the door.

I blocked the entrance, not letting him in.

Just then, Wallis‘ voice hit my ears outta nowhere, “Which room’s Xaviera’s?”

Panic hit me like a truck, my hand strength went MIA, giving Hogan the perfect opening.

He managed to worm his way in anyways.

Feeling kinda deflated, I looked up at the guy in front of me and asked, “Mr. Zade, you think this is cool?”

Hogan didn’t utter a word, just furrowed his brow and yanked at his tie in irritation.

That was rare.

Outside, Wallis‘ voice was closing in, “Xaviera, you hit the sack yet?”

I pinched the bridge of my nose, forced some pep into my step, and threw Hogan a look to hide behind the door.

Just as my fingers touched the doorknob, his hand swooped in, right on top of mine.

His sleeves rolled up, revealing some solid forearms, his palm burning up like nobody’s

business.

“Xaviera,” his deep voice pressed against my ear, “aren’t we close?”

Bonkers.

Hogan was really not scared of stirring the pot, huh?

ticked off,

I felt a tight squeeze around my waist, and

a thin layer of fabric, I could

like jelly,

with mine, and grilled me

scent

turned away, feeling my face flare up, as Hogan

“Answer me.”

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I said through gritted teeth,

crashed onto mine, cutting off my next

out to stop him, but he pinned my hands above my head.

an

‘Xaviera‘ over and over, just like the

no

of my phone yanked me out of

unfamiliar surroundings and snapped right

once I did, I plunged into a

bite marks were pretty obvious.

“Xaviera, great news, Hogan’s decided

five hundred thousand?

mind was

steamy scenes from my dream, I

my weary legs to the bathroom, through the steamy mist, I clearly saw the bruise on my chest, right where the tattoo

faded words barely revealed

*iillayloveyou, Hogan.”

all but obliterated, like a sudden slash of time’s claws, mocking my foolishness.

your way

I both were

wasn’t too keen, at least there was fresh cash

issue that Wallis had been fretting

plans for a team–building event,

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