Chapter 98 Power Play

• The soft, predatory smile that my new partner wore always sent a spark down my spine, but tonight, it seemed especially charged. We sat across from each other in my private office, both of us deliberately silent, letting the air grow thick with anticipation. He watched me with that intense, calculating look, as if he could see straight through the polished facade I wore in the business world. His presence was intoxicating, an alluring danger that I knew I should keep at arm’s length, yet couldn’t resist.
• Shaking it off, he finally took the plunge and leaned in, at long last, breaking the spell. Jasmine, he started, "his voice as smooth as satin, yet with a steel glint. “I think it’s time we take things to the next level.
• I raised an eyebrow, composed, but my heart beat viciously. “And what exactly do you mean by that?”