Hot Pursuit- the Complete Collection by Liza Mitchell

Author:Liza Mitchell [Mitchell, Liza]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Feather & Bleed Press
Published: 2019-12-07T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER THREE

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CAREY

There was a reason she’d refused all contact with him after she’d left her position. She couldn’t say no to him. Even though she resented him and blamed him, she still wanted him. She still missed him. She needed to get away from him because there was no chance in hell she was going to let him win.

She picked up her pace and slipped into an empty elevator just as the doors were closing and exhaled slowly before turning around and pressing the button for her floor.

“Motherfucker!” She jumped and pressed her back to the wall of the elevator. “Why? Why, Dawson?” How had he gotten in behind her?

“Carey, just listen.” His voice was low and commanding. It wasn’t a request, it was an order. A warmth kindled in her core while her fingers itched to reach out and slap him.

“Just hit the next floor. I’m leaving.” When he didn’t move, she reached toward the panel of buttons and jabbed whatever three floors her fingers hit.

Dawson put himself between her and the control panel and grabbed her wrist, forcing it back down to her side. His other hand reached behind him and pulled the emergency stop.

Her mouth fell open. “You are absolutely ridiculous,” she said as she jerked her hand from his grip and retreated to the far corner of the elevator. “I hope that sounds some sort of fucking alarm somewhere calling fire, police, and EMS, you arrogant asshole.”

“Then I’d better talk fast.” He took a step toward her.

“Stay away from me,” she snapped. “It doesn’t matter what you say.” She glared at him and could feel her cheeks burning. She was pretty sure if she looked down at her chest, redness would be blooming across her sternum. Her body always betrayed her. Dawson smirked, knowing the telltale sign of her arousal. Fucking pale skin. He smelled rich and spicy, looked fucking amazing—better than she remembered. She wanted his hand on her wrist again, and those goddamn emerald eyes kept crawling over her body and would not stop moving.

Neither did the elevator. Ha, he couldn’t control everything.

Dawson spoke in a measured voice. “I didn’t know they monitored personal email accounts at work. I did everything I could to rectify it. Come back.”

Again, an order. He was not in a position to be giving orders.

The doors opened and Carey pushed by him. It didn’t matter what floor she was on; she couldn’t be in that six-by-six box with him anymore. She might forgive him.

She stepped out into the hallway and turned around, getting her bearings. You’ve got to be fucking kidding.

“Perfect choice,” Dawson whispered in her ear as he wrapped his fingers around her upper arm and led her toward his office.

“Know this: the only reason I’m coming peacefully is because I’ve faced enough embarrassment for one day,” she snapped.

They walked down the hall together, and Dawson nodded to people as they passed, smiling amiably. They turned a corner into the waiting area outside of his office, and she tore her arm from his grip.

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