Total pages in book: 28
Estimated words: 25614 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 128(@200wpm)___ 102(@250wpm)___ 85(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 25614 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 128(@200wpm)___ 102(@250wpm)___ 85(@300wpm)
I stole a quick glance backward, afraid that somehow he’d woken up even though I hadn’t heard another sound, but there was no one behind me. Chest tight and breathing erratically, I tapped my phone against the panel and the elevator opened. I hit the button for the ground floor and then pressed the door closed button in the hopes that he wouldn’t wake up before I left.
When the elevator doors opened, one of the men from last night was standing in front of me. “Miss, what are you doing down here?” My heart jumped into my throat. Goodness, what had I gotten into, and was I going to get out of here easily?
I tilted my head upward and gave the man my best cold glare and stated, “Leaving. What does it look like?”
“Does Mr. …” I put a hand up to stop him from speaking before he told me who my amazing lover was.
“Yes, he knows I’m leaving.”
“Are you certain?” he challenged. No, but that didn’t matter because I’d already left without his permission, and I had no idea how I’d explain the code-breaking.
“Excuse me? I’m out here, aren’t I?” I laughed with more confidence than I possessed. “We had an arrangement. No names, and no more than one night. So, it’s been a pleasure.” I winked and walked past him and out the front entrance of the expensive hotel.
When I’d made it down the street, I released the breath I’d been holding and let my shoulders drop. If I’d been given a lie detector test, I would have failed massively, and considering the man I just left was more than likely dangerous, who knows what would have happened if he caught me.
Having had a shady father, I learned to ditch people who seemed suspect, so I leaned on those old skills. It took me six hours to get home because I made several reroutes, went to a mall, purchased an entire new outfit, and had lunch far from my apartment. By the time I made it back, I was certain that not only had I not been followed, but also that he wouldn’t be able to find me.
The only problem was that the second I closed the door behind me, I wanted to see him again. The ache in my chest seemed to grow. I pushed it down and remembered the gun on the nightstand. The man was a criminal, or at the very least, a dangerously powerful man who would be pissed that I ran off.
I gathered my strength, jumped in the shower, which I needed, and let the heat wash away the stress of my escape. When I got out, I stared in the mirror and saw the dark mark he’d left on my breast. My thighs clenched together as I relived the moment he whispered, “Mine.”
“Damn it,” I hissed before looking up methods to remove hickeys. After putting on some creams as recommended, I got dressed and then went to my computer to work and attempt to erase the mysteriously dangerous man from my mind and body.
I had several messages from my boss, which I quickly handled. Thankfully, none of them mentioned my use of the master code, so my mystery man had no idea how I accessed it or who to contact for the code. I hoped he hadn’t called the hotel’s security for that information.
By the end of the night, my fatigue beat out my anxiety over my rapid departure and I was able to sleep. Hopefully, I wouldn’t have to worry about seeing him again.
Chapter Six
Diego
I woke up to an empty bed, but I expected her to be in the condo because there was no way in hell she could get out without me knowing. All the exits had a keypad and scanner on them, and unless she had a code, which she didn’t, there was no way she could bypass my private elevator. I smiled and slipped on my boxers, padding over to the bathroom.
After I came out, I walked into the kitchen to look for her, but she was nowhere to be found. I searched the entire condo, but she was nowhere in sight. Pulling up the surveillance cameras, I spotted her hopping on the elevator and entering the code to exit the building.
Did she see me enter the number? Or had she already had my passcode? How could she? Who the hell was she? From the angle I had entered it, there was no way she could have seen. Besides, the exit was opposite the entrance.
Fuck, I knew I should have gone through her bag while she was sleeping. I summoned my security up to my condo. As soon as I opened the door, I punched Jose in the mouth. “How the fuck could you let her out of the building?” He held his mouth and tried to answer.