Irrisistible Force | Page 9

red alert. But she refused to give anything away.
So she stood there waiting, looking more poised
than she actually felt. She was here for a good
reason and knowing that reason gave strength to her
resolve. It would be pointless to fight off the sexual

so aware of him. She would have appreciated it if



look like all the millions he was actually worth.
Boy, how she wished.
When he finally came to a stop in front of her,
and she saw the beauty of his green eyes as he gazed
into her dark ones, she had never wished for
anything so much in her life.
The first thing that had hit Dominic, even before

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pliment whatever perfume she was wearing. It was
both soft and sensuous and had a punch that could
drive a man to distraction. But then he had been
blown away the moment he had stepped off the
elevator and had seen her standing with Ryder. She
looked delicate beside the huge hulk of man. Above
all, she looked stunning.

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The dress she was wearing definitely brought
out her sensual side. Thanks to his mother he knew
enough about fashion to realize that not every
woman would be able to pull off wearing an outfit
such as this. You had to have the small waistline,
curves and legs to make it happen, otherwise it
would be a total waste of good fabric. Taylor had
the small waistline, the curves and the legs. Another
added bonus was that she also had the breasts, since
the square-neck bodice emphasized them. Yes, alto
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gether he would give the outfit an A-plus.
Even now as he stared at her, with her head tilted
and meeting his intense gaze, he was fighting for
control. He had always admired Taylor for her intel
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ligence, her investment savvy, but now he was about
to bestow on her accolades for her ability to take
him on at a personal level. He was beginning to
discover that she was one irresistible force.

His name on her lips seemed to warm his skin.
He even felt his insides beginning to melt. He
figured he needed to get her up to his hotel room
before his sexual response to her became too obvi
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here.Ž

it was rather interesting.Ž
Only someone who knew Ryder Sanders as well
as Dominic was aware of the man fighting the urge

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to smile back. Evidently his driver had broken
several speed limits.
Years ago, when at the age of fourteen, a kidnap-
ping attempt had been made on Dominic, Franco
Saxon, in one of his rare but manipulative moves had
sent Ryder. Marcello had been too distraught at the
thought of someone trying to use his son in a ransom
scheme to send Ryder back. By the time Dominic

become not only his bodyguard, driver and traveling
companion, but the now fifty-something man had
become his good friend. Dominic moved around
freely knowing that Ryder had his back.

Are you ready to go up to my suite for dinner?Ž

The sound of her voice stoked the fires within him
once again. There was a whole world of difference
between the Taylor he met each month to discuss his
financial portfolio and the one standing in front of
him looking good enough to devour. All of a sudden

and he was developing a taste for something else
altogether. Something that was just as succulent.

a private one that goes up to the floor where the
owner suites are located.Ž
She began walking beside him across the lobby
floor. He saw several heads turn and knew everyone

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was probably thinking they made a beautiful cou-
ple. Little did they know that during the course of
the next few hours they would be encased in his
hotel room discussing whether or not they should
make a beautiful baby together.
His heart began to thunder in his chest. He had
a feeling it would be a long and tempting evening.

ever taken, Taylor thought as she tried looking at
everything other than Dominic. He was standing
beside her and she felt tension grip her stomach.
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tion just to pass the time. Although she and Dominic
had spent many hours together poring over his
financial portfolio, their meeting tonight would be
altogether different. She was now a woman with a
plan. And it was a plan that she hoped he would go
along with.

cook to come up with something special for dinner




She met his eyes. They were staring deep into hers.

some point tonight.Ž

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