1. The Hotel Room Bet Mara and Jaxon's flight is grounded, so they're accommodated overnight in an upscale hotel suite. Friendly banter between old friends soon turns into a bold bet: who can resist putting their hands on the other first? It turns into something much more dangerous and more risky very quickly — a hot seduction that they both want to win. 2. The Gallery After Dark Celeste agrees to treat Adrian, a high-paying art aficionado, to an after-hours viewing of her gallery. She expects respectful chatter and professional restraint. Instead, she is the target of his hungry gaze — sized up with more ardor than the art on the walls. In whispered corridors and marble pedestals, temptation ravishes, turning the still gallery into a stage of unfettered lust. 3. The Penthouse Key Noelle didn't believe Damian would give her the spare key to his penthouse. He did her a turn of trust, a gesture of faith in her. But when she shows up one evening to give it back, she finds him waiting — because he knew she wouldn't be able to resist. For the king of power and control, the key was never a door into the apartment. It was the key that unlocked her.