CHRISTIAN
The water was hot against my skin, steam curling in the air as I ran my hands through my hair, exhaling sharply.
I should have been thinking about work—about the companies I intended to acquire this week, the logistics of integrating them into Hilton Tech, and the deals I needed to close.
But instead, all I could think about… was her. Penelope.
The way she kissed me outside in the rain. How she reached up on her toes, grabbing onto me like she had been waiting for that moment. Like she wanted me, like she needed me.
I could still feel the press of her soft lips against mine, the warmth of her hands around my neck. She had walked away with that satisfied little smile of hers, leaving me standing there, drenched and speechless. I knew it.
What the hell was she playing at?
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