In His World (For His Pleasure, Book 28) Read Online Free Page B

have connections to the biggest and best hotels in this city among many others, as you might imagine,” Brody told her, making way for her to walk with him. “If you don’t come work for me, I’ll make a phone call and get you the same job at an even better hotel. If that’s what you really want.”
    “You can’t just snap your fingers and get me any job I want,” Chloe said, as she walked towards the exit with him. She peered out the windows to make sure her boss wasn’t in sight as they headed for the door.
    “Actually, I can snap my fingers and get you any job that you’d likely be interested in,” he said. “But I still think you should come and work with me, especially now that you seem to have been freed up from other obligations.”
    She turned and faced him. “You can’t just mess with my life. I’m a person. A real person.”
    His brow furrowed. “Did I ever say otherwise?” His lips quirked, and Chloe’s eye was drawn to the small cut on his otherwise, perfect, soft pink lip. She imagined her own lips kissing his, her tongue flicking out…
    “You didn’t say otherwise, but you act like I can just do whatever you need me to do right this instant. I have a life and responsibilities and I can’t just run off—“
    “How much would it cost me to purchase your assistance at short notice?” Brody asked, tugging on his cufflink, straightening it so that it was aligned with the rest of his perfection.
    “How much would it cost? I don’t know. I can’t even imagine.”
    “I’m a reasonable man,” he smiled.
    “I don’t see any evidence of that,” Chloe retorted, and he grinned wider.
    “I agree that this is an inconvenience, and since you’ve lost your employment on my account, let’s say that I compensate you for it. I’ll pay you a hundred thousand dollars a year to be my personal assistant, and I’ll also give you a twenty-thousand dollar signing bonus for agreeing to travel with me on short notice.”
    Chloe was stunned. Her mouth opened and closed. “That seems like an unreasonable amount,” she finally was able to say.
    Brody’s devastatingly handsome face broken into an even more amused smile. “Too low?”
    “I didn’t say it was too low.”
    He held out his hand. “Then accept my offer, Chloe.”
    She thought about it. Why was she resisting him so much? What exactly was there to fear? She’d already lost her job. Amy had hated her from the very beginning and she’d known that her chances at continuing on at the hotel had gone from slim to none as soon as she’d lost that big account.
    Now she had a new opportunity, and it was something far better than she’d ever have imagined for herself. Working directly for the biggest athlete, the biggest superstar on the planet at the moment—making great money, traveling the globe…what was she waiting for?
    The hesitation was because she didn’t trust him, Chloe realized. She didn’t understand him or his motives. This was all happening so fast.
    Brody Hawk didn’t know anything about her, what she was capable of or good at doing, and yet he was willing to just hire her to be his assistant.
    But there it was. His large, calloused hand was outstretched, and he was waiting.
    Brody Hawk is waiting for me.
    Her thighs twitched.
    His green eyes stared into hers. And then she found her arm moving as if on its own, lifting, her forearm outstretched in order to meet him and then her hand slid into his, and he warmly wrapped his fingers around hers.
    His skin was like silk, but strong, and she could feel his power.
    “I accept,” she said, and as soon as the words left her mouth, she knew that she was in over her head.
    “Good,” Brody told her, his voice warm and soft. His eyes looked suddenly hungry. “I’ll have my attorney draw up the contracts.”
    “Of course,” she said, noticing he had not yet let go of her hand.
    Finally he did let go of her, taking out his phone and getting her contact information and quickly