Alpha's Second Chance: A Friends to Lovers Office Romance (Swoon Worthy Billionaires Book 6) by J.P. Comeau

Author:J.P. Comeau [Comeau, J.P.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-04-16T04:00:00+00:00

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Laurel

As I clutched my bag in my hand, the golden-laced elevator kept creeping up floors as we soared into the heavens. Well, not the actual heavens, but it felt like we were traveling that far up. I watched as each level ticked by—seven, eight, nine, ten—and when the metal encasement finally stopped, we were on floor nineteen.

“Home, sweet home,” Rocker said as he swiped a keycard across a black pad.

When the doors slid open, the sprawling space that laid itself out before me took me by the throat and dragged me out of the elevator. My jaw hit the floor as I dropped my bag at my feet, my eyes trying to make sense of what I was seeing. The floors were white marble with flakes of gold, shimmering stuff, and the gold picture frames on the walls housed still-life memories of his family that were always all-smiles, no matter the occasion.

I walked into the middle of what I assumed was his living room and shook my head.

“Jesus, you weren’t kidding,” I said breathlessly. “You’ve got enough space for a small army in this thing.”

Rocker chuckled as he stepped out of the elevator, allowing it to close. “You can choose any room you’d like down that hallway.”

“Thanks.”

“And you’re welcome to stay as long as you need. Or want.”

I nodded mindlessly. “Appreciate it.”

I felt his body heat reaching out for me as he came to stand beside me. “There’s a second half of this place on the other side, too.”

I whipped my gaze up to his. “This is only half!?”

He barked with laughter as he threw his head back, and the sound was enough to take me with him. I placed my hand on his upper arm as the two of us laughed with one another as the afternoon sunlight streamed through the massive wall of windows at the front of the penthouse. I doubled over in laughter, releasing every single emotion I had pent up in my body in one fell swoop.

And after I finally caught my breath, I reached for my bag. “I can’t thank you enough for this. Really.”

He placed his hands on my shoulders. “You know how you can repay me?”

I grinned. “Better watch those cheeky answers, Rocky. I know how ticklish you are.”

He snickered. “No, nothing like that.”

I was shocked at the disappointment that rolled through my gut. “Then, what is it?”

He started massaging my shoulders. “Just reclaim a little bit of yourself while you’re here. For you. Just for you. If you want to thank me, then do that. Do that for yourself.”

As I gazed into those forest-colored orbs of his, I turned his words over in my head. He wanted me to reclaim part of my life? He wanted me to find that one selfish part of me that didn’t want to stop until it had fulfilled itself? Then, I knew exactly what to do.

“Screw disappointment,” I whispered.

“What?” Rocker asked.

My bag fell to the ground at my feet as I tossed my arms around his neck.

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