“You’re still wearing the ring,” he remarked, his voice a low vibration in the small space.
The elevator in the glass-and-steel Chicago high-rise groaned to a halt, trapping Elena Vance with the one man she’d spent five years avoiding: Julian Thorne. As the silence stretched, Julian didn’t look at her; he simply adjusted his tailored cufflink, radiating the same cold, billionaire intensity that had once shattered her heart. Download Harlequin Desire January 2022 Box Set epub
Elena clutched her tablet tighter, her pulse racing. “It’s just a piece of jewelry, Julian. It doesn’t mean the merger—or us—is back on.” “You’re still wearing the ring,” he remarked, his
But as the lights flickered and the temperature rose, the icy professional veneer they both wore began to melt. In the high-stakes world of Chicago real estate, power was everything, but in the dark, Elena realized that some desires couldn't be bought, sold, or forgotten. Elena clutched her tablet tighter, her pulse racing