Chapter 40

▪️ Emily ▪️

Intense golden eyes met hers, and Ace's hard jaw softened. “Then tell me. I thought we connected today, more than ever before. What changed?”

“Nothing. That’s the problem.” Emily waved her hand in the air.

“Nothing’s changed—not me. I’m still the same person you made fun of for being overprotective of Ilana and a hard-ass at work.”

“That was because I didn’t know who you were. Now I do.”

“And?”

She heard the uncertainty in her voice and winced. Always determined and self-assured at work, in this minefield of personal relationships, Emily was flying without a safety net and scared to death. She wasn’t sure what Ace would say.

“And I want you more than ever.”

Blatant need shone from Ace's face, and Emily's last wall crumbled. She took Ace by the hand and walked with her to the bedroom, where she tugged off his T-shirt and undid his shorts, letting them fall to the floor, followed by his briefs.

She was har