Chapter 6
“So, Hannah, what will it be?”
She eyed Markus, leaning against his desk. While he appeared to be relaxed, his muscles were taut. She approached him and stared into those dark eyes. “Do I take it or leave it?”
“Yes.”
Markus smiled a slow, sultry smile she had seen so many times before.
She wasn’t fooled. This man wanted her. He was trying to stake claim to her with his animal magnetism. Even as she resented his confident expression, she was stirred by it. She stretched out her hand. “I take it.”
“A handshake?” He looked at her hand and his lips curled up. He put his hand on her waist and pulled her to him. Lowering his head, he whispered, “A kiss is more appropriate, don’t you think?”
And then he brushed his mouth over hers. A jolt of unwelcome awareness stiffened his body
