Esther leads Miles to Lila’s office and then gestures for him to go inside. He saunters in like he owns the place, walking right up to the desk, before turning around and leaning on the edge.
I step into the room behind him.
“Close the door,” he says, so I do, pulling it shut behind me. Lifting his hand, he curls one finger in toward himself. “Come here.”
The commanding voice sends a pleasant shiver through me, but I ignore it. We’re still in the office. Even alone, we need to keep this professional.
“What did you want?” I ask as I walk closer.
The moment I’m within arm’s reach, he wraps grabs me around the waist and yanks me toward him. Leaning on the desk as he is, with his legs together, I’m forced to spread my own wide. I lift one knee up onto the edge of the desk to keep my balan
