Wistful Whispers

I never promised forever.

A good time? Absolutely.

Heartbreak? Only if they got too attached.

My reputation as a quiet playboy precedes me—women talk, and my ‘talents’ follow me wherever I go. But I’ve always been upfront. No commitments. No expectations. No complications.

Marcella Delgado is nothing but complications. Brilliant. Fierce. Eight years older. And the attorney trying to take down my boss in a malpractice case. She should hate me on sight—hell, she does. But that doesn’t stop the heat between us from igniting the moment we meet.

She’s heard the stories about me firsthand, right there in the depositions. She knows exactly what I’m good at, and even though she fights it, I can see the temptation in her eyes.

When her case falls apart, I should walk away. Instead, I check on her. And when she finally lets go—just once—I give her everything she’s never had.

She calls it a mistake. I call it the beginning.

Because for the first time in my life, I want more. And I don’t care what I have to do to convince Marcella that this is worth the risk.