Auctioned By The Ceo

Chapter 23

With as much dignity as she could manage, Hannah somehow managed to stand.

“I didn’t agree, Mr. Bryce, and tal

king to me like that at my workplace is akin to sexual harassment. I’m just going to go and pretend we never had this conversation.”

She got as far as opening the door, before he was on top of her. One hand on the door, he slammed it shut, and the other hand on her abdomen pulled her back into his large frame. His hot breath ghosted across the sensitive skin of her neck, and she swallowed a moan at the feel of his long, hard erection pressing against her back. She couldn’t move, could scarce breathe, because his mere presence overpowered her. Traces of the cologne he wore, yet clearly hadn’t applied this morning, mixed in with the virile essence of unkempt male. The predator under the guise of the gentleman, who she had no doubt would make good on his promise to spank her ass right here in the office and damn the consequences. That really shouldn’t be such a huge turn-on, and had he carried on like this, she may well have managed to resist him, but he nuzzled into her neck, and she could feel the tension in his body. The sheer desperation in which he held her, breathed against her skin, and rested his head against hers.

“Please, stay. I need you. We need you.”

That gruff plea and the admission which he ground out through clenched teeth, did her in. There was a world of hurt behind those few words.

“I can’t lose Rhia.”

Images of the little dark-haired cherub flooded her mind, and Hannah swore under her breath.

“I told you not to make this about her. It’s not fair, she’s—”

“But this is all about her, don’t you see?”

He released her, and bereft of his body heat, Hannah shivered. Her hand tightened on the door handle, but she couldn’t bring herself to use it and turned around slowly, to see him slumped back behind his desk. Her heart ached, seeing him this dejected, as though he carried the weight of the world on his shoulders.

“Fine, explain this to me then. Why are you so set against Rhia going to live with her grandparents?”

His head shot up, and the silent anger in his dark gaze made her stomach flip over.

“How about the fact that Rhia has no idea who the fuck they are? They disowned Claudia, told her never to darken their door again. She still extended the olive branch, invited them to the wedding, and then Rhia’s christening. I told her not to bother, they would never come, and they didn’t, of course. Rick, he…” He trailed off, ran an unsteady hand through his hair, and shook his head. “From what I can gather that was the first time he hit her.” Hannah couldn’t help her jerk in reaction, and Logan’s smile in answer didn’t reach his eyes.

with church, so much so, that he robbed Claudia of her dream of the big white wedding—they got married at Gretna, I kid you

they elope then? Do folks

Logan laughed.

was the best way. It was shabby and cheap, but she was happy at least. Me, I could have strung him up. So many better places to get married quickly, but I digress. I talked him into the christening. Stressed how important it was to her, and he seemed okay with

the scenario he was describing and the weight of guilt which made his

brother’s actions, you know. You couldn’t

the armrests of his leather chair in a white knuckled grip, and he blew out several long breaths, before

temper. His has always been more volatile than mine, or rather, he never really took the time to control it. Rick thrives on confrontation. Then again when you fight for a living, you have no reason

in the distance, and Hannah cleared her

that. Never saw

stand the distance between them any

seen this coming. Plenty of fighters who don’t

the tension traveling up through her fingertips

I still should have seen this

her eyes, and gave those

your brother, and she was your friend, but that doesn’t mean you should have known. I’ve met enough abused women and men for that matter in my time volunteering for the

out from under hers and regarded

At

he rolled his shoulders

not know about this?” The question appeared aimed at himself than Hannah, but she answered it

one knows, apart from the people involved, and I’d like to keep it that way. Folks only ever jump to the wrong conclusions. At best, they make me out to be some form of saint, and I really am not.” Her voice caught as her painful

a cup of water from the water cooler

“Here.”

sips of the cool liquid to get rid of

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