wanted.
“They say. Um… They say that you’re very, uh, good
looking… and impossible to please.”
“Oh they do, do they?” He sat back, and tented his
fingers beneath his chin. “Well, do you agree with them? Do you think I’m
scary, handsome and woefully unsatisfied?”
My mouth dropped open, and I quickly closed it
with a snap.
“Yes. I mean, no! I mean, I don’t know…”
He stood, then, and leaned in close, towering over
me. “You were right the first time.”
Anxiety coursed through me, but I have to admit,
being this close to him, smelling his scent and feeling the heat radiating off
his body, it made me wonder what it would be like to be in his arms. To be his.
To be owned by him…
His face was almost touching mine when he
whispered to me. “I am unsatisfied,
Isabeau. I want you to be my new assistant. Will you do that for me? Will you
be at my beck and call?”
My breath left me as his words sunk in. When I
finally regained it, I felt like I was trembling from head to toe. His beck and call.
“Wh-what about your old assistant?”
Mr. Drake leaned back again and took my chin in
his hand, forcing my eyes to his. “What about her? I want you .”
His touch on my skin was electric. Are we
still talking about business?
“Yes, Mr. Drake.”
His thumb stroked my cheek for the briefest of moments,
and then he released me, breathless, and wondering what I’d just agreed to.
“Very good, Isabeau. I’ll expect you here at 8
a.m. tomorrow, in my office, ready to work. Don’t be late.”
He turned away, effectively dismissing me. I
hopped down off the desk and quickly made for the door. I didn’t want to give
him time to change his mind.
“And Isabeau?”
I turned back, my hand on the knob. “Yes, Mr.
Drake?”
“I don’t tolerate sloppy work. Disappoint me, and
there will be consequences.”
I blushed, and nodded, then closed the door behind
me.
What had I
gotten myself into?
***
Lush
Curves
By
Delilah
Fawkes
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Lush
Curves
Copyright
2012 by Delilah Fawkes
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