My lips still tingled where Alex had kissed me. My heart pounded like a wild thing against my chest.
One minute he was there looking at me with those intense eyes that stole my breath, showing me this side of him I never thought I'd see. The next, he was across the room, all business once more.
"Trouble," he said, his voice dry and somber.
Speak of whiplash! We're having this white-knuckled, everything-is-turned-on-its-head moment that upset my entire universe, and next thing you know, he's the take-no-prisoners CEO dude once more, fixing some crisis. For one chilling instant, I felt entirely, completely, insignificant, nothing but a footnote to his very large, a great deal riskier existence.
Alex was standing at his desk, still holding the phone. His jaw was clenched hard, and his usu
