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would be rude. So, she turned and told him, “Come on in,” and continued around the corner.
    In her kitchen she grabbed a vase from below the sink, filled it with water and took her time arranging the flowers. It was so totally unexpected. This wasn’t a date . Why in the world did he bring her flowers? She could feel the delicate balance of her sanity slowly becoming unstable.
    Oh, for heaven’s sake, she chided silently. They’re only flowers. A few hours with him around a hundred other people and easy conversation; she could handle that.
    When she walked back into the hallway, he stood tall, an image of masculine strength, totally at ease with himself. Whereas Jade thought a thousand bees were producing honey in her stomach. She met his probing gaze, caught his warm smile, and her belly executed a swan dive.
    Rhys watched a myriad of emotions cross Jade’s face and defined each and every one of them. Lucky for him, he had a keen ability to read people. A sense of pure male satisfaction ran through him knowing he still affected her. She’d been so cool and professional when they’d met earlier in his office, as if the night they spent together meant nothing to her. Now, he could tell that being around him still bothered her down to the most basic sensual level. Heat spread throughout his body and it made his cock thicken.
    He wondered what she’d do if he crossed the room, gathered her into his arms and drew her pretty little mouth into a kiss. Even now, he still remembered how good she tasted. Her lips, her pussy, everything about her reminded him of what he’d been missing.
    The dress she wore accentuated every creamy caramel texture of her skin. She wore little make-up, which pleased him. He hated it when women wore so much they almost looked like clowns, not to mention the mess it made on his clothes. A delicate silver butterfly with a diamond in the center adorned her neck, and she wore a matching pair of earrings. Her hair fell in waves just below her shoulders, and he itched to run his fingers through the silky tresses.
    His attention returned to her eyes. They were luminous chocolate brown pools that called to him from the very first moment he saw her. “All finished?”
    “Yes.”
    He walked out and waited while she locked her door. She held her purse in an almost death grip. Once in the back of the limousine, he was careful not to sit too close to her, but sat on the same side in the small compartment.
    She cleared her throat. “So, what is this fundraiser for?”
    “The Multiple Sclerosis Society.” His gaze lingered on her exposed leg. It brought back memories of those same legs wrapped around his waist as he plunged his dick into her core.
    “Do you think the person who sent you the letters could be at the party tonight?”
    “It’s a possibility.”
    “What do you think these letters are really about?”
    “What do you mean?”
    “Well, obviously, someone has information you don’t want anyone to know about, but they haven’t asked for money.”
    He quirked an eyebrow at her. “Yet.”
    “If they wanted money, I believe they would have asked for it right off. Why send the birth certificate and threaten you? It doesn’t make sense. There has to be something else they want; a reason why they’re sending you the letters. Someone wants something from you, and if it’s not money, which I don’t believe it is, then it’s something else.”
    When he got the first letter, he did wonder why the person didn’t outright ask for money. He would have paid it in a hot second to keep Maya’s identity from coming out. For years he’d been harboring this secret. But he had no idea it would eventually lead to Maya’s or his life being threatened. Why now though? And the birth certificate. How did they find out about her in the first place? She wasn’t even born in Tennessee.
    Rhys stretched his legs out in front of him and crossed them at the ankles. “I really hadn’t thought about it that