"K-kya kar rahay ho?" Her breath hitched in her throat as he closed the distance between them. She instinctively took a step back, but he mirrored her move, narrowing the gap.
"Jo tum soch rahi ho," he murmured, his voice low and almost a whisper. The sound sent an electric chill down her spine, leaving her momentarily breathless.
"D-dekho, tumhara zyada ho raha hai... M-meray qareeb mat aao," she stammered, her heart pounding against her chest. His proximity was overwhelming, sending shivers through her, but also... something else. Something she couldn't quite place.
With each step he took towards her, she took one more back, until the cold wall pressed against her back. She was trapped-his towering form just inches away, the heat of his body seeping into her skin.
"Ab to aagya na? Ab kya karogi? Bas Hum donon hi yahaan hain... aur koi nahi." He leaned in closer, his breath warm against her ear, his lips just a hairsbreadth away from touching her skin.
She froze, her pulse racing as his lips brushed against the shell of her ear. And just as he leaned in even closer, his lips almost touching hers-
Grief-stricken over the death of the boss who was like a father to her, Olivia Bailey is left to deal with the aftermath--the arrival of his dashing but estranged son, Pierce Alexander. But she can't stand him and he doesn't trust her. Will working for the new CEO remain to be an impossible task?
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Olivia Bailey might be plain and boring, but she's content with her current lifestyle, working for the kind but lonely old man who owns Alexander Corporation. But his untimely death flips her simple life upside down. Now, she must deal with his estranged son, the heir to his business empire, together with the growing feelings building up between them. Will Olive manage to bear the pressure and issues cropping up along the way--or is this too much to ask?
Disclaimer: This story won The Wattys 2014 People's Choice Award.
Cover Design by Ashley Marie Bandy