“No. Pru and Brooklyn will already torture me enough. Plus, Montgomery still doesn’t like you.”
“I’m working on Mo. I thought it was time we make it official.”
Her brow lifted. “Are you always this pushy?”
His face fell. “Yes. When I want this badly, I’ll do anything to get it.”
“I’m not an IT.”
Damned, if he didn’t reach out and gently cup her cheek, staring at her like she was the most precious thing in the world. “Exactly. You’re the only woman I’ve ever wanted like this. The stakes are even higher.”
Her cheeks flushed. More tittering. They were really putting on a show. As the owner, she should put a stop this whole spectacle.
So, why was it impossible to move from his orbit?
Sierra stared at his perfect masculinity. He exuded an innate confidence and sensuality that hummed and followed him everywhere, kind of like Pigpen and the cloud of dust. Full lips hugged by scruff. Emerald eyes with gold framing his pupils gave his gaze an extra kick to her heart. Thick russet hair tamed back from his face. He must’ve come from a meeting because his navy-blue suit was impeccable, emphasizing his lean muscled length and broad shoulders. Even worse?
He smelled so good—that intoxicating mix of clove and spice that made her woozy. Kane Masterson was literally a weapon to all females and she was not immune.
Sierra cleared her throat. “Well, this was a fun interruption. I have to get to work.”
“I want to take you on a date. Will you go to dinner with me this Friday night?”
She hesitated. Not because she didn’t want to.
Because she did. She wanted to claim this man for hers in front of everyone, and that need was dangerous. Sierra wasn’t a possessive person, but the idea of telling the world he was taken gave her a sharp stab of sheer satisfaction. He waited for her answer, and she knew he was forcing her to stop denying him, in front of everyone, in the store she’d built and named after him.
“Yes!” Pru shouted, breaking the crackling silence. “Yes, she will go out with you!”
Brooklyn screamed from the counter. “Hell, yes! Her answer is yes!”
And then the rest of the store began adding their own approvals, until there was a crescendo like a wave rushing through the space. A young voice shouted, “If she doesn’t I will, Kane!”
His lips quirked. “We have fans. Can’t disappoint them.”
Happiness unfurled within and Sierra didn’t want to fight it any longer. Didn’t want to fight him and these feelings she had that had never settled. “Yes, I’ll go out to dinner with you.”
A loud whoop echoed from the crowd. She laughed and Kane gave a high five to the crowd. When was the last time she experienced actual giddiness?
He dropped another quick kiss to her lips, winked, and turned on his heel. “Thanks, everyone. I gotta go make some dinner plans.”
As applause erupted, Sierra realized this was going to be one long-ass afternoon while she explained herself.
Kane stared at the screen. Dread slithered through him as he read the details surrounding the property he needed to close.
At first, he thought it was a mistake. He assumed he’d gotten the wrong address and it was all a big joke.
Instead, Kane learned the joke was on him.
Because the property Stealth wanted belonged to Flirt.
It took him a while to process the nightmare he’d just scored a starring role in. Flirt was on the lot that the current landlord could no longer afford. Digging deep, Kane discovered it had been hidden for a while, and now neared bankruptcy. Of course, if Stealth stepped in now, this idiot in charge—Benny—would grasp the opportunity and sell. This would keep other hungry vultures from swooping in and competing when it finally went into foreclosure.
The move was cold-blooded but Kane had done it before. A bargain deal could be made if they closed in quickly, and got Benny to believe they were a savior. Which was Kane’s job.
But this was bigger than grabbing up a property to increase lease prices for the tenants. Stealth intended to bulldoze the entire site and create their resort. Another thing Benny didn’t see—the land behind it was the real profit. He was sitting on a real estate gold mine and no one had figured it out.
Yet.
