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name of Electric Flow.”
    He flipped the contract open to the requisite page, shooting daggers at her while doing so.
    Ivy should probably have been alarmed by his attitude, but instead she was even more attracted to him. He was most definitely an alpha male; something that normally turned her off because she put them all into the same category. Assholes.
    When she dated, she’d always chosen the soft type. A guy who’d willingly give her the upper hand, not only in the relationship, but also in bed. She imagined rolling in the sheets with Ter would be a lot different. If her burning hand was any indication to go by, he’d incinerate her body in a way she wouldn’t have a prayer to resist.
    Terrence Paxton was different. He turned everything she thought she knew upside down.
    Ivy dug deep for her self-control and forged ahead, but a few hours later, they’d barely covered half of the contract. She was exhausted. Exhausted from trying to ignore her attraction to him and the way his cologne was making her insides turn to jelly.
    “Let’s take a break,” she suggested, closing the contract and placing it back in the folder.
    Ter sat back with a nod and stretched his hands above his head, causing her eyes to stray to the firm, sculpted biceps and the enticing tattoo. God, he’s gorgeous.
    “So, let’s go grab a bite to eat,” he suggested with a flirty grin and a wink.
    Ivy wished she could agree and say yes, but that would be counterproductive to asserting her authority. “No.”
    “Really?” he asked with a shocked expression that left her wondering if it was for real or just another part of the charm he was trying to ply her with.
    “Really.”
    He leaned forward, invading as much of her space as the table would allow. “Come on. You have to eat and I’m buying. If you’re worried about getting through the rest of the contract, we can bring it with us. Shouldn’t be too many more things to go over. Right?”
    Ivy took a steadying breath and shook her head. “I don’t have time for lunch today, or to finish going over the contract with you. We have several hours left, at a minimum.” A devilish plan to punish him for the attempt to flirt with her crossed her mind. “Come back tomorrow morning at seven a.m. sharp and we’ll finish then.”
    She ducked her head as she finished her statement, watching his reaction from beneath her lowered lashes. He thought he could charm his way into her letting him sign the contract, but that wouldn’t happen. Not on her watch.
    “Ivy, can we make it maybe nine?” he pleaded.
    “I’m sorry, but we need to start early to make sure we can finish tomorrow. This is taking a lot longer than planned.”
    She saw him flinch before he nodded and bit the inside of her cheek to keep from smiling. I wonder how many times that’s happened to you, Mr. Self Assured.
    Ivy kept her gaze lowered until she was sure she had her facial expressions under control and then lifted her head and met his gaze. His disgruntled look was worth a million.
    He mumbled something she was sure was less than complimentary on his way to the door. When he turned to say goodbye, the look in his eyes almost undid her. She quickly looked down and studied the file on the table until she heard the door swish shut.
    She’d managed to hold her own, but it had required all of her skills to ignore his charms. Terrence Paxton was dangerous and unsettling to her control. But she’d won. And she would continue to do so. It might take a little time, but he’d sooner or later figure out she was the one making the rules.
     

Chapter 5
    Ter held onto his frustration and anger all of three minutes. Just long enough to leave the strangely decorated office floor and step into the elevator. As the glass cubicle descended back into the bowels of the city, he found himself smiling in reaction to dealing with Ivy.
    She was probably sitting in her office congratulating herself on getting one over on him, but she was