Up to Something

The pathetic denial hung in the suffocating air. *I'm not longing for you.* The words tasted like ash on her tongue. Vaughn didn't flinch. He didn't step back. Instead, a dark, predatory gleam flashed in his eyes. He saw right through her. He knew exactly what she was.

"Were you plotting something when you kept staring at me during the meeting?" His piercing gaze locked onto her face, stripping a