Page 13 of The Greek Billionaire's Rejected Secretary

I'm making her stutter.

Good.

But it's not enough.

So I come even closer until our bodies nearly touch, and my secretary's eyes widen in shock.

"You made it my business when you lied to me."

"H-How many times do I have to tell you I didn't lie?""

Her breasts start rising and falling rapidly, and I'm getting distracted.

She then licks her lips, and I'm distracted even more.

"I j-just let you assume—"

"Same thing," I snap.

"It's not!"

I slam my hand against the shelf beside her head, but this time, my secretary manages to stand her ground.

She doesn't even flinch.

And that only makes me want her more.

"One last chance to tell me the truth," I say flatly, "or you won't like what I'll do next."

She glares up at me even as the pulse in her neck quickens.

"It's my parents, okay?" It's Shayla's turn to answer flatly. "They married young, they divorced young, shared custody turned me into their personal yo-yo, and after hearing them just arguing nonstop even when they're no longer together—" My secretary shrugs again, but this time she's unable to hide her pain. "It just turned me off relationships completely."

I reluctantly back up, knowing the truth when I hear it. "So that's it, then? You never dated?"

"Why bother? My parents were crazy about each other. They both swore by this. But then all of a sudden, they just...weren't."

"And you still haven't metanyonecapable of changing your mind?"

Her gaze drops to my mouth, and then she quickly looks away.

"Nope."

The air between us shifts, charged with something that neither of us is ready to acknowledge.

Shayla straightens, and I see a mask fall into place.

Ah.

"I've just remembered. You have a meeting in fifteen minutes."

Shayla has slipped back into her role as my ever-efficient secretary, and I realize now that this is nothing but a role for her to hide behind.

"I'll go and have the boardroom set up."

From life. The world. And me as well, probably.

"If you'll excuse me, Mr. Kontides?"

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