Dare to Seduce by Phillips Carly

Author:Phillips, Carly [Phillips, Carly]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Romance, Contemporary
Publisher: CP Publishing
Published: 2015-11-16T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

Max had been back in New York for three weeks, and time hadn’t cured his hurt, anger, or frustration with Lucy. She’d not only left him alone their last night in Eden, opting to stay at the castle—with no real excuse for not returning to their cabin—but she’d taken the first flight out, leaving him to travel back to New York alone. No notice, no warning. Only the fact that he understood her panic and the reasons behind her fear enabled him to back off.

Insanity begged him to dominate her in real life the way he had in bed. Tie her up and keep her under his control until she believed they were meant to be. Thank God he was saner than that, but the need to see her didn’t abate. Memories of their time together assaulted him constantly along with the desire to bury himself in her sweet body and never leave.

He wished fixing her issues were as simple as holding her in his arms and vowing he’d never abandon her, but life wouldn’t let him make those kinds of promises. Shit happened, as they both knew too well. So instead of storming her defenses, he gave her space and time after Eden, opting instead for a slow, steady assault.

Step one, bringing them back together for a legitimate reason. He sat in the empty shell of the restaurant he planned to open and glanced around at the old equipment from the original owners. Even that needed to be replaced with more modern pieces. He was ready to sit down with his chef and new designer and hammer out ideas.

He picked up his cell, pulled up Lucy’s number, and hit send, wondering if she’d see his name flash on the screen and avoid the call. To his surprise, she answered on the first ring.

“Hi, Max,” she said, her tone cautious but oh so welcome.

“Hi yourself, princess.” He might be calling for business, but he’d be damned if he’d hide his feelings for her, and using his pet name for her came naturally.

“What can I do for you?” she asked in a formal voice.

He set his jaw, annoyed at the distance she was keeping between them. “I’m calling to set up a meeting between you, Sebastian Del Toro, and myself. I’d like you to see the space and get to work on ideas. That is, if you’re still interested.”

He held his breath.

“Yes. I definitely am. When did you want to meet?”

“I’ll talk to Sebastian and get back to you.”

“Great. In the meantime, I’ll have a contract drawn up and sent over,” she said, all business. “Oh! That’s my other line. I look forward to hearing from you,” she said, and disconnected the call.

Max stared at the phone in his hand. She was taking playing hard to get to an extreme. Time to step up his game.

* * *

Lucy pulled together the contract her lawyer had drawn up for Savage Associates and Dare Designs. She grabbed her files, stuffed them in her briefcase, and headed downtown.

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