The Billionaire's Intern (Maya Thompson) novel Chapter 303

Chapter 142 Dangerous Heat-3

Clair

Chapter 142: Dangerous Heat-3

Ashcroft’s jaw tightened-just barely-but she saw it, the twitch at the corner of his mouth, the

flare in his eyes. Her taunt had hit exactly where she wanted.

“Careful,” he murmured, his voice dropping to a low, dangerous rumble. “You’re playing with fire,

Harper.”

But she only tilted her head, lips curving into a daring smirk. “Oh?” she teased softly, her hand still resting against his bulge. “And what happens when I get burned?”

Something in his composure cracked-subtle, but undeniable. His hand left her now-damp core, catching her wrist before she could retreat. The warmth of his grip was searing, his thumb brushing the frantic beat of her pulse as he drew her closer, until her breath tangled with his.

“What if I say yes,” he murmured, each word measured, darkly intimate. “I like how you feel around me. And I can’t stop craving more.”

Harper’s lips parted, a sharp inhale betraying her composure, but she refused to back down.” Touché,” she breathed, her tone soft yet defiant. “Is that what you tell all the other women you’ve fu cked? Too bad-I’m not one of them.”

Ashcroft’s gaze darkened, his smirk curling-not playful, but primal. “You’re wrong,” he said, voice low and rough, like smoke. “I don’t go for seconds.”

He leaned in, his mouth grazing the curve of her jaw-a touch that sent shivers chasing down her spine. “… But you,” he whispered, his breath hot against her skin, “you’re different.”

His hand slid from her wrist to her waist, fingers digging in just enough to make her gasp, pulling her flush against him. “You make me crave more,” he breathed against her ear, each word soaked in control and hunger. “And the way your body reacts…” His lips brushed her temple, his tone dipping to a growl. “…tells me you want it too.”

Harper locked eyes with him, voice sharp and breathless, “Fuck you, Nicholas Ashcroft.”

Ashcroft’s smirk darkened, his gaze primal, challenged, “Fuck you, Harper Lin.”

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