KADENHangovers sucked. If someone could invent a genuine cure for the things, I would invest every penny I had into that business. It would be totally worth it, especially if that someone could have just appeared in my bedroom this morning with a vial of the miracle cure. Rolling over in my bed, I groaned as a stab of pain shot through my head. Shit. It felt like someone had stuck a knife into my temple and twisted.There was a thudding sound coming from somewhere, though I couldn’t tell if it was inside my head or an actual sound. My mouth tasted like a large animal had emptied its bowels into it, and without moving much, I could tell my body was shaky.The thudding sound grew louder. More insistent. Slowly, I realized it was someone knocking on my door. I risked cracking my eyes open, only to flinch at the brightness of my room.My blackout curtains were open, allowing the sun to shine mercilessly into my bedroom. The evil rays were creeping up my bed already, telling me it was we

EMBER“Fuck, Ember.” Kaden released a staggered breath, his voice harsh and needy. “Stop.”The way his hips were rocking told me it was the last thing he wanted. I could already feel him getting even harder, thicker in my mouth. He was close, and yet he was telling me to stop.I ignored him, too desperate to taste his release as my own need rolled and knotted deep inside me. Between my thighs, I was slick and pulsing for him.His grip tightened in my hair, and he let out another animalistic, primal growl that made my insides clench before yanking my head off him. “Get on top of me, now.”The low command made my clit throb harder than his head must have been when I arrived. The skin on my scalp stung from the rough way he tugged me off him, but I didn’t mind. It wasn’t painful exactly, just enough to let me know how desperate and impatient he was feeling.A tingle ran down my spine. I loved knowing I could affect him this way, turn his cocky, controlled swagger into a trembling, growli

KADENMy fingers tightened around the black leather steering wheel I was holding. When I agreed to come in today while Ember was naked beside me, Monday seemed so far off. All I wanted was to give her everything she wanted in that moment.It didn’t seem like a big deal to me then. I wouldn’t be going back to Marx Inc. for my dad or even for myself, but for her. Because she needed me to help. I was finding that whenever Ember needed me, I wanted to be there. Whatever she needed me for, I wanted to do.That was especially true when it came to her needs in the bedroom, the kitchen, the office, or the living room, but despite what I told myself, I knew my need to satisfy her didn’t end with sex. So, I’d done something I wouldn’t have imagined myself doing in a million years. I agreed to come back to Marx Inc. to train her to take over my job.Sitting in the rapidly filling parking lot in a spot that used to be mine but already didn’t have my name on the wall anymore, I was starting to que

EMBER“You’re really starting to get the hang of this.” Kaden grinned at me on Wednesday night. The sun was long gone, and so were most of our co-workers. Well, my co-workers and Kaden’s former co-workers. The thought was still almost impossible for me to wrap my head around. I’m the CFO of Marx Inc. A fortune 250 company. In New York City. It still stunned me when I thought about it. At the ripe old age of twenty-three, I held one of the most coveted positions in the finance industry in the city.Pinching myself daily, I kept wondering when the dream was going to end and I was going to wake up on my own in my loft. Most things that had happened to me since arriving here from Cambridge felt like they had been too good to be true.Our loft was chic and stunning. I still couldn’t believe we were able to afford it. My best friend was working with me, my brother had agreed to make more time for me, and the guy who was my first crush was sharing my bed. Or rather, I was sharing his. He ha

KADEN“It’s Friday, kitten,” I told Ember, grabbing her coat from the rack by the door in what was now her office and holding it open for her. “Come on. Time to go home.”She pouted her full lips, her eyes imploring me to stay. “It’s not even six yet. If we stay another hour, we can be home just after it’s gone completely dark.”Shaking my head, I jerked it down at her navy-blue coat. “It’s Friday night. Give yourself a break while you can. There will be many weeks when you can’t get out of here before midnight and have to come back before dawn on Saturday morning.”She huffed out a sigh, a teasing light sneaking into her eyes. “This is why you got demoted. You’re a slacker.”I smirked, rolling my head from side to side. “That’s as good a reason as any. Allow me to lead you over to the dark side. We have cookies.”“Chocolate chip?” she asked jokingly, her brow furrowed as if she was really considering it.Nodding, I held up her coat again. “Of course. Put this on, and let’s get out he