Chapter 22

She had no intention of becoming the other woman in anyone’s story.

Who Max held as his cherished memory was none of her business. Her aim was clear: she wanted to get back at a few members of the Dorsey family through Max. And she had to admit, getting tangled up with a guy like Max was no loss.

The Priest sometimes showed mercy to the mortal women, and the way he mingled with the mundane was truly thrilling. To outsiders, he personified frost, but in bed, he was a different man.

Brielle was worldly in her own ways, and after Max had laid out his theories, she found herself more drawn to him than ever. Knowledge was the highest form of allure, and every word he spoke seemed to entice her.

And in Max’s eyes, her gaze was just as inviting. What happened next came naturally.

When it ended, Brielle fell asleep in his arms. Both of their phones were buzzing with notifications, but they were ignored.

The marks on her neck hadn’t faded before new ones were added.

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vasopressin you mentioned, they provide a long-lasting sense of happiness. Although dopamine is fleeting, it can draw

like you. believe love isn’t an illusion but an instinct. Some are

experience it.”

her and couldn’t resist leaving a faint kiss on her lips.

day in her familiar apartment. Her phone. was flooded with missed calls-from Lucinda, her colleagues, and one from

about her resignation,

her unfinished business with Integral Elements Inc.-that wasn’t something she could

She dialed Tanner’s number.

Tanner’s voice was unexpectedly warm. “Heard you left Dorsey International. Found a new

that sincere prospectus, Tanner wasn’t keen

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was someone he wanted on his

amusing. “How did this morning’s negotiation go,

included him in her schemes, he admired her for it and didn’t take offense, “Mr. Spencer and Ms. Lucinda still have much to

sole architect behind

discussed last time are still on the table. I’ll come to sign the contract myself, but I need to push the date back three days. Once I’ve secured

you’re twenty-three this year. Aspiring to a director’s chair is a bit of a stretch, isn’t

work experience. Even at another company, she’d be considered a senior employee at best, let alone at the fiercely competitive Dorsey

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