Claire tilted her neck back, lost in the man's frenzied yet restrained kiss as her mind began to short-circuit.
'I can't take it anymore, I'm almost out of breath...'
Just as Claire was about to struggle, the man released her lips. He leaned in close to her ear, his voice an alluring whisper. "I heard from Nancy that you did a great job on this assignment. What do you want as a reward?"
"Let go of me first..."
Adrian pulled back slightly, but his hands remained on her slender waist, his gaze both passionate and gentle.
Only then did Claire dare to gasp for breath. "Um... I want to keep working at the Astoria Daily Press. Please, you have to protect my job."
'After the way I treated Phoebe Lockwood, my job is as good as gone. But if Adrian intervenes, maybe Governor Lockwood will give him some face.'
'Sigh... She wondered if doing this made her a sycophant, but she really did want to stay at the Astoria Daily.'
