Cassie shuddered at the raw emotions in his eyes. They were not of anger but of… Cassie was afraid to say it. "Mr. Bla…Elijah, what you are asking me to do is complicated. What will people say? Where do I even start from? I am just a house maid..." She tried to avoid his gaze.
What he asked of her was bigger than her and she wondered how Kelly would take the news. Why was he asking this of her and not his personal assistant?
Elijah bent his head to her level, his gazes never leaving her face for once. "I know it might be hard but I want to be a better person. You are not just any house maid, you are my housemaid and I want you to do so." He growled.
Cassie whipped her head up at his growl. She swallowed hard when she was met with his chiseled jaws and their noses grazed one another. Cas
