enough right to. I won’t fight you.” Werewolf or not, he was a
man first and he’d had no right to treat Carly the way he had. Even if Carly had
returned the kiss, he was her boss and he’d put her in an awkward position.
Her brows furrowed as she stared at him. Finally she spoke. “Did you enjoy the
kiss?”
Did she even have to ask? “It’s all I’ve thought about the past three days.”
She took a sip of her wine then met his gaze again. “Me too… I don’t want to file a
harassment charge against you, Nick. Trust me.”
“Then what do you want?”
“You.” Her mouth dropped open after she spoke, as if she’d surprised herself.
“Damn, I shouldn’t have had that second glass,” she murmured as she averted his gaze
and placed her near-empty wineglass next to her chair.
Shit, the woman was sending all his good intentions out the window. The twinge of
lust he’d smelled a few days ago was now full blown. The spicy scent rolled over him
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with an unexpected intensity. He’d been walking around with a permanent hard-on the
past few days and feeling doubly guilty for practically mauling his new employee on
her first day. And she still wanted him? “Do you want to get out of here?” His words
came out strangled.
Her eyes widened for a split second, but she simply nodded.
“Good. I’ll tell Alex you’re not feeling well and that I’m taking you home.” He
glanced over his shoulder. No one was paying attention to them. “Head through the
house and I’ll meet you out front in a few minutes.”
Her cheeks had turned pink, but she nodded and stood on shaky legs.
He waited in his seat for a minute longer to compose himself. Once he’d managed
to get his thoughts and body under control, he found his cousin, gave her a quick
excuse, then managed to avoid talking to anyone as he escaped out the front door. He
knew Alex hadn’t believed him and considering the lusty vibe he knew he was putting
off, Nick guessed every shifter in the house knew exactly why he was leaving.
Nick found Carly leaning against his car and his breath caught in his throat. He
doubted she was trying to be sexy, but all he could envision was her stretched out on
his hood wearing nothing but a pair of heels.
“Do you want to grab a bite to eat or hit up some of the clubs? My older brother
owns one on South Beach.” Somehow he managed to string a coherent sentence
together. She might have said she wanted to leave, but she didn’t say she wanted to
head back to his place and fuck for hours.
She glanced down at herself then back up at him. “I’ll need to change first.”
“No problem.” He bit back the disappointment. He hated the Miami nightlife and if
it wasn’t for the fact that his brother owned a club, he’d never go in the first place. He
might have offered to take her out, but all he really wanted to do was get her back to his
place and flat on her back. Or against a wall. Or bent over the side of his bed. He’d take
her wherever and whenever she let him.
After opening the door for her he rounded the car and slid into the driver’s seat.
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“Was one of your brothers here earlier?”
He glanced in the rearview mirror before backing out. “Yeah, why?”
“I did a double take when I saw him. I thought it was you until he turned around.”
He understood what she meant. They all had similar builds but both Nick’s
brothers had dark eyes. “That was Stephan. He’s two years younger than me. Thomas is
my older brother. He’s the one who owns the club downtown.”
“So it’s just the three of you?” Out of the corner of his eye, he watched her shift in
her seat and cross her legs toward him.
He swallowed and kept his gaze on the road. “Yep.” Making any sort of
conversation was damn near impossible. Nick racked his brain, trying to think of
anything nonsexual to talk about. He risked a quick glance at her. “Do you like