Emma
My breath freezes in my chest and my throat suddenly goes dry.
His words sends shivers crawling down my spine.
“You're not going to tell her, will you?” I ask, I can hear my heart beat racing ferociously.
A smirk hover around his lips. “I'm not dumb. It's not a path I'm willing to toe.”
My tense shoulder finally relaxes as relief washes over me.
All hell will break loose if she finds out. I let out a shuddering breath.
“S..she doesn't have to know,” I stammer. “I know I've been a bad girl. Let's just pretend none of this ever happened.”
For a moment his eyes rakes over me. “Yeah. A very bad girl.” His words were heavy with meaning. He shifts the paper bag on the table aside and then places his briefcase on the table.
Walking in slow, deliberate steps, he moves around the co
