Page 6 of Spiral Lies

"What?"

"You found that stupid game, and now, you're firing me!" she cries. "You are unbelievable, Stone."

"That's not what I'm—"

"You know what?" She stomps toward me, too wound up to hear me. Christ, she's sexy as hell right now, all quivering rage and pink cheeks. "Fire me. I don't care. I'd rather work for Hector than spend every damn day fantasizing about strangling you with the cord from your whistle anyway!"

"Seraphina, you'll still be working with me."

This time, she hears me. "What?"

"You'll still be working with me."

She draws up short, just a few paces from my desk. "Um…"

"Hector will be your direct supervisor, but you'll still be my assistant."

"Oh," she whispers almost sheepishly. "I…" She huffs adorably. "My bad?"

My lips twitch. She's so fucking cute when she's out of sorts. It does things to me that it shouldn't. "Do you really fantasize about strangling me with my own whistle cord?"

"I…"

"Don't lie to me now, angel."

"Yes," she says, lifting her chin. "You're infuriating, Stone."

That's fair. Can't say I blame her. I know I've been a fucking beast since she started working for me. What'd Hector say she called me? A Thanos-level villain?

I wonder if she'd still feel the same way about me if she knew she spent every day one tiny breath away from me fucking her senseless on top of my desk. I've been a millimeter from snapping since she walked into my office, and the only thing that's saved her has been her job. Would knowing that change her opinion at all?

I decide to find out.

"You know what I fantasize about?"

She swallows so hard her whole body moves with the motion. "W-what?"

"Bending you over this desk and making you scream my name."

"That…that's not very professional."

"I'm aware." I close the distance between us, crooking a finger beneath her chin. "That's precisely why Hector will be your supervisor from now on, Seraphina."

"I'm so confused right now," she whispers, staring at me with those impossibly wide eyes.

"You aren't marrying Ashton," I murmur, leaning down to brush my lips across her cheek. It's a tiny taste, just enough to drive me wild, but it's all I'm allowed to take for now. At least until she's officially under Hector's supervision. And then?

Well, then, all bets are off.

Chapter Three

Seraphina

"Who?" I mumble, my legs trembling and my whole body one second from causing an actual forest fire. I thought he called me in here to fire me. I was prepared to give him hell about it. I am not prepared for whatever sorcery this is.

"The little prick on your MASH board," Stone growls against my ear, nuzzling my throat before he pulls back with a groan. "He isn't your future, angel. I am."

"I…I am so confused."