The Price of Trust

Sloane’s heart began to race, caught off guard by the man standing so close. Time after time, he turned a spark of attraction into something deeper until every fleeting kindness, every glance, only made her love him more.

“Thank you,” she whispered.

He leaned in until their noses almost touched. “If you truly want to thank me, do it with me a few more times tonight.”

Heat flooded her cheeks; his v