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need for her to look at him as he was took over. “Look at me, Lila.” He kept his voice low and soft, but left no room for doubt that he’d issued a command.
    She raised her head with obvious reluctance and looked him square in eyes, gold fire sparking within the depths of her gaze. “Do you get off by telling me what to do?” She bit the words out, tight-lipped.
    Hunter laughed. “Not from giving orders, but I plan on getting off in quite another way very soon.”
    Mrs. Coates placed his plate in front of him, her movements stiff. She was too much of a professional to give away her true thoughts, but Hunter had a feeling his housekeeper didn’t approve of his arrangement. He’d brought women to the house before, but he’d never had one stay longer than a weekend. Not that it mattered what his employee thought anyway. This was his house, and he’d do what he saw fit in it.

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    Once he and Lila were alone again, he took another sip of his wine, watching as she pushed the food around her plate with her fork, not attempting to eat any of it.
    “Do you have anything against your dinner?”
    Her head came up again, bewilderment crinkling her forehead.
    “You’ve been stabbing that steak with your fork as if it’s done something to you. Is it too rare for your liking or do you not eat meat?”
    She pushed her plate away. “I have no problem with eating meat. I’m not hungry.”
    “Try to eat something. You’ll need your strength for later on.”
    Her eyes widened, her mouth forming a perfect, “o”. “Look, Mr. Jamison—”
    “Hunter. I hope you don’t intend to go all formal on me every time I annoy you.
    Seeing as how we’ll be getting to know each other.” He paused to allow his gaze to rake over the length of her beckoning curves, quite intimately. “There’s no need for formalities.”
    Closing her eyes briefly, she took a deep breath. “Hunter. This is my first night here.
    Can’t we just get to know each other a little better before we do that ?”
    Raising a brow, he met her angry gaze. “Fuck you mean?”
    Lila lowered her head but not before she shot him a glare. “You don’t have to be so graphic.”
    “Should I pretty it up and give you some flowery speech?”
    “All I want from you is to keep your promise.” Her voice was low with an undertone of fury.
    Yes, she’d be a hellcat in bed. The very thought of it had his cock jumping to life, straining against his pants to break free. Shifting in his chair to alleviate the ache within his throbbing balls, Hunter knew he wouldn’t last much longer before taking her and burying himself inside her tight cunt.
    He ran his tongue across his lips in anticipation. Would she taste as sweet as she looked? Examining her tightened lips and hands gripping the arms of her chair until her dark knuckles turned several shades lighter, Hunter realized he’d have to work at getting her hot.
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    It was a challenge he looked forward to tackling.

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Chapter Five
    “As long as you keep yours,” Hunter finally answered. “Look, I’ve had plenty of lady friends before, but I’ve never been in an arrangement quite like this either, but it doesn’t mean I’m willing to permit you to set the pace.”
    “But surely you can understand my dilemma. I’m not used to jumping into bed with men I hardly know. I’m only asking for a little time for us to be better acquainted before we sleep together.” Lila hoped her plea would appeal to his good nature, that was, if he had one.
    Part of her wanted to run out of there and never look back, but what kept her planted in her seat, sitting across from this loathsome man, was thought of her father. After she’d told him Ramsey’s wouldn’t pursue buying his property, he’d seemed to lose all the worry clouding his eyes. He walked around with a spring in his step that had been