Nine minutes later he pulled outside of a hotel and turned to look at her. “This can’t go anywhere Rose. My obligations right now keep me from entertaining the notion of any permanent relationship. It’s best if we don’t pursue anything of this nature.”
“It’s my fault,” she whispered suddenly. “I started it.” She had released enough pheromones when she had gotten heated, she was surprised he’d controlled himself as well as he had.
She blamed herself? He stared at her in disbelief as she stared straight ahead out the windshield. He wanted to tell her she was not at fault but instead he opted to keep things as they were. “Just know as your employer, I cannot allow anything to happen between us.”
He got out of the car and quicker than she could reach for the handle he was at her door and op
