Seduced in San Diego by Reese Ryan

Author:Reese Ryan
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2018-01-09T20:26:27+00:00

Chapter 8

Sasha hadn’t been able to take her eyes off Jordan. She admired how he’d put on his best face and turned that brilliant smile up to its highest wattage.

Anyone who didn’t know him well would never have suspected his heart was broken and that the smile he wore masked the pain underneath.

It felt odd to put herself in that category—as a person who knew Jordan well. Despite her insistence that they keep things professional, they’d grown closer in the weeks since she’d met him.

During their time together on the yacht, she’d learned to read his expressions and body language. She recognized when he was being honest and open—which was most of the time. But she’d also learned to recognize when he was masking some other feeling. Hurt, disappointment, anger...lust.

Sasha stood on the fringe of a small group of PG members and their significant others embroiled in a lively discussion. She’d tried to engage in the conversation, but her thoughts kept drifting back to Jordan.

She was concerned about him.

Sasha laughed along with everyone else in response to the story Vaughn and Miranda were telling of how they met. But all she could think about was how hard Jordan had taken the vandalism of the sculpture.

She could understand the anger. But there was something deeper there. Something he wasn’t saying.

Sasha glanced over at Jordan. He was at the bar getting another drink. She wanted to go and comfort him. Hold him in her arms and tell him everything would be fine. Kiss him.

Warmth filled her body.

You were actually going to let him kiss you. Right here in the gallery. In public.

They’d been in an out-of-the-way corner of the gallery, on the upper floor. But it wasn’t unthinkable that someone could’ve happened upon them. Someone like Eva or Jonathan Jace.

She’d already nearly blown it by telling Mr. Jace about himself when he’d insulted Jordan’s work. Kissing Jordan would have made her another of “those women” that his father had complained about earlier. One of the countless women Jordan had dated or been rumored to have dated.

Sasha liked Jordan, but getting involved with her client would bring her professionalism into question. And for what? To end up as fodder for the gossip blogs? She’d simply be another reject on the pile of Jordan Jace’s discarded lovers.

No thanks. I deserve more than that.

That was the reason she’d turned down Jordan’s proposal of a meaningless fling. It’d been a good decision then, and it was a good decision now.

Don’t let your libido and your heart do the thinking. Stay strong.

Sasha was struck by those words. Don’t let...your heart do the thinking...

Her attraction to Jordan wasn’t just about desire and need. She genuinely felt something for him. More than she’d felt for any man in a very long time.

Warmth filled Sasha’s cheeks. She glanced around, suddenly self-conscious. As if every other person in the room was privy to the lustful thoughts about Jordan Jace playing out in her head in vivid, HD color and earthshaking surround sound.

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