Chance Seduction (The Seduction Series) by Jess Dee

Author:Jess Dee [Dee, Jess]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: one-night stand, Contemporary Romance, Billionaire, international romance, Australia, Second Chances, tortured hero
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC
Published: 2017-07-23T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Lexi’s footsteps echoed through the empty offices, the odor of fresh paint sharp in her nose. The walls were now a mint green, the color chosen specifically for its soothing hue. She didn’t need to close her eyes to picture the place furnished. The couches and armchairs were being delivered next Monday—plump, inviting seats with bold, bright prints that would appeal to kids of all ages.

The new coordinator would also arrive on the same Monday. After extensive interviews, Lexi had found the perfect person to head up the program: Abbey Perkins, a young, dynamic social worker.

Someone knocked on the door, and she turned to the sound, expecting it. Matt had scheduled a meeting, and she was excited to update him on the progress.

Only it wasn’t Matt who stood in the doorway.

Adam.

He looked quite devastating.

He’d removed his jacket and tie and rolled his sleeves up to his elbows. Black hair covered his muscular lower arms and peeked over his shirt collar. A five o’clock shadow darkened his jaw and upper lip, and his icy eyes flashed in his tanned skin.

Her stomach lurched.

She hadn’t heard from him since the wedding, more than two weeks ago. In that time, he’d driven her completely bananas. Or rather, thoughts of him had driven her crazy.

Something had changed at the wedding. They’d managed to shelve the antagonism and turn the attraction into something sweet and sexy instead of cheap and ugly. They’d become…friends. Sure, the bond was fragile. Still, it was there. She’d found she genuinely liked him, and unless she’d misread him completely, she’d thought he’d begun to like her, too.

So why the freaking hell hadn’t he phoned? A simple hello would have sufficed, although a marathon session in bed—or out—would have been preferable.

She didn’t get him. One minute he’d act as frigid as his cold blue eyes, and the next, hotter than his naked chest. When he was plain Adam, with his traffic-stopping smile and gentle humor, she melted into a puddle on the floor in front of him.

He was an enigma. What went on in his head? He’d kissed and seduced her and then demeaned and belittled her. He’d chased her away and then begged her to return. He’d mocked her strategy and then supported her ideas. He’d, well…he’d driven her bananas.

What about the trauma buried in his eyes? She’d noticed it several times, and the ill-concealed pain left her reeling. Matt hadn’t just helped him through a “rough patch.” Anyone who housed so much sorrow, who hid so much grief, had to have been through hell.

Her heart ached for him. She longed to offer him comfort. Where would she begin? How could she soothe his pain when he wouldn’t let her in?

“Adam.” She groped around for a casual greeting, which wasn’t easy considering the startling array of backflips and somersaults her stomach performed. “You’ve caught me by surprise. I expected Matt.”

“He couldn’t make it today.”

Bless the forces that kept him away. “I thought you’d decided to have nothing more to do with the program?”

He shrugged.

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