me as if she might scream, her body trembling with barely contained rage, her eyes narrowing as I relax more and glance at her husband.
Thankfully, Grant is so busy with his urgent phone call that I have all the time in the world to continue poking at a woman that has no idea who she’s up against.
It was never my intent to see her today. Originally, the plan had been to meet with Grant, dangle a carrot in front of him that would set him on the chase, and then close in on Adeline at another time.
Checking her texts before I drove over, I was delighted to see she’d be joining us, and I made the decision to move up the timeline, push this game faster than I’d planned.
“You look upset,” I say, rubbing my finger over the top of the crystal water glass set in front of me. It sings just loud enough to make Adeline’s eye twitch.
Another quick glance at her husband before pinning those blue eyes on me. “I don’t know what you think you’re doing, but it needs to stop. I’m a happily married woman, and what happened at the cemetery was a mistake.”
She can say whatever she wants. It doesn’t mean I’ll believe her. I know Adeline better than that.
Two fingers rubbing the lip of the glass, I watch as her eyes fall to the motion of the hand that had driven a body-shattering orgasm through her.
My lips curl. “So, what you’re telling me is that you haven’t thought about what we did since?”
“I haven’t.”
My eyes lift to hers. “Have you touched yourself while remembering it?”
Adeline flinches at the question, her gaze dropping to my hand again, the pink on her cheeks turning a deep red.
“That’s what I thought.”
Leaning forward, I lower my voice to a low croon.
“It’s okay, Adeline. I’ve thought about it, too. What we did has been an image in my head many times in the past two weeks while I gripped my cock in my hand. You don’t have to feel embarrassed about it.”
Her lips part, eyes round as she struggles to gather her composure.
“And as for what I’m doing here, I’m investing in your husband’s company. He’s an enthusiastic man, don’t you think? So desperate to pull in all the powerful people around him.”
In truth, Grant is ridiculously easy to manipulate. One call from a mutual associate bragging about my standing among the elite and Grant was on the phone with me within hours. I have no intention of actually investing a dime into his corporation, but have every intention of dragging him around for as long as it takes to steal Adeline from him.
I don’t tell her that, of course. It’s better not to spoil the surprise I have planned.
While Adeline fumes, Grant returns to the table, slips his phone in his pocket and takes a seat. He receives the fake smile from his lovely wife beside him as I turn my head to face him directly.
“I apologize for that. But you know how it is. No rest for the wicked.”
I grin. It’s like he stole the words straight from my mouth. “It’s no problem at all. Your wife is very entertaining.”
In my peripheral vision, I watch Adeline chug down her water, most likely attempting to chase the heat from her cheeks.
Grant smiles, an overly friendly expression with plenty of straight white teeth. “Did I miss anything?”
Relaxing back, I hold his stare, search the face of a man I have every intention of destroying.
“Actually, Adeline invited me to dinner at your house. Unfortunately, I don’t have a lot of time today to discuss business and when I mentioned it, she all but demanded I come over to continue our discussions.”
Choking on her water, Adeline turns to cough. Grant’s eyes slide her direction, a look of concern on his face before he pats her on the back.
“Are you okay?”
She nods her head, shooting me a scathing look. “Yes, sorry. I swallowed down the wrong tube.”
“You should drink slower.” A scolding remark before he looks back at me. It takes restraint not to reach across the table and rip his throat out.
“Dinner at our house sounds wonderful. Adeline is such a gracious hostess. She enjoys having my business associates over.”
“Does she?” My eyes slip to her. “I’m sure she’s the best wife she can be.” Eyes back to Grant. “It’s so hard as a businessman to find someone that understands and sees to our needs in a spouse.”