Only a kiss, he’d said. For some reason, the thought of kissing Noah Thomas rocked Ava off balance. Given what the male was paying her to do, and how much he was paying her to do it, a simple kiss shouldn’t be this unnerving to her.
Even so, there was something about Noah that unsettled her, like a preternatural sense that read him and gave her goosebumps. The way he looked at her now, with utter gentleness and just a hint of lust…he moved her in a way she hadn’t expected and wasn’t ready for.
She balked, stepping out of his intoxicating ozone. “Is that a part of our deal.”
He shook his head once, firmly, “Nothing that you don’t want will be included in our deal, Ava. Like I said, I’m looking for a partner, not a slave.”
“Sounds like you want a lady, then, Mr. Thomas. Not a
