Chapter 2The CEO's Forbidden Crush

I gave the briefest report I could manage, and Adrian asked only two simple questions. The second the meeting ended, I bolted from the room as if the hounds of hell were on my heels.

No joke, in that short one-hour meeting, I’d already drafted my resignation letter in my head.

But then… the thought of the current economy, of my mortgage and car payments, hit me like a splash of cold water.

I guess I could just plug my ears and pretend this wasn’t happening. For now.

Jenna came back from the meeting completely star-struck.

“Oh my god, Mr. Thorne is so handsome,” she gushed. “Having a hottie like that to look at makes being a wage slave almost bearable. I forgive the world for three seconds.”

I chuckled. “Get a grip.”

She continued her swooning. “Even in that dress shirt, you can just tell he has an amazing body. The testosterone is practically radiating off him.”

Amazing was an understatement. It was phenomenal. And it felt even better than it looked.

But the thought of the man who’d whispered an endless stream of dirty talk in my ear now being my big boss made me want to flee the planet.

Just then, Adrian’s secretary clicked over in her heels.

“Leo, Mr. Thorne wants to see you in his office.”

I rose to my feet, feeling utterly dead inside.

Couldn't the Earth just explode right now? Please?