Chapter 259 The Quiet Between Storms
"Sharon gave you trouble again," Landon said, frowning slightly.
Looked like Sharon had too much time on her hands. Maybe it was time someone gave her a little something to keep her busy.
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"Yeah, you know how she is. The second something doesn''t go her way, she throws a fit." Tessa really didn''t have anything good to say about that woman. "Keep an eye on Evan. Sharon''s not worth worrying about."
"I know. You don''t have to worry about me," Tessa replied. She already knew Evan wasn''t someone to take lightly. He was sly-always ying dirty.
The fact that he was cozying up to Winona now? He was probably aiming for Tessa all along.
But Winona was too confident to see it. No matter what anyone told her, she wouldn''t believe it.
When they got to Wisteria Apartment, Tessa went to take a shower. Landon, meanwhile, pulled out hisptop and started reviewing files rted to Thorne Corp''stest investment case.
When she came back out, she saw him leaning against the couch,pletely focused on his emails. He was so focused, soposed-it was hard to look away. A man like that... was hard not to admire.
"It''ste. Are you still nning to go back?" Tessa asked casually, no hidden meaning behind it.
But the heat in his gaze made it clear he''d misunderstood.
"I didn''t mean anything by that. Just asking," she said quickly.
Forget it. Landon''s always been a walking hormone storm anyway. Even when
he''s doing nothing, he makes people feel like he''s flirting."
Landon reached out and gently pulled her into his arms.
With her resting against him, he kept typing, hisptop still bnced on one hand.
"Is it thatplicated?" she asked. This was the first time she''d seen him this absorbed in work.
"It''s manageable," he said. Justplicated enough. If he wanted to destroy Zane Corp''s economic foundation and leave Evan with nothing, he''d need to be precise.
Even though Thorne Corp was thergest conglomerate in Montedra, all the other financial powersbined couldn''t be underestimated. With stakes this high, no one could be easily manipted.
Noticing how tired he looked, Tessa reached up and gently rubbed the back of his head.
"That feels good, Landon murmured, letting out a content sigh. He gave up sitting upright and rested his head on herp instead, letting her keep massaging him.
He closed his eyes, rxingpletely into her touch.
Without realizing it, he drifted off.
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Without thinking, she kissed him back.
Feeling her response, Landon deepened the kiss. He shifted over her, pressing her geatly into the couch his lips more demanding now.
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Landon''s arms wrapped around her, pulling her closer. The strength of his werewolf aura sarged, pouring all his longing into the kiss.
Tessa''s heart pounded in response. Her hands moved instinctively, brushing across his back as she returned his passion.
Their emotions red like fire, spreading unchecked through the quiet apartment....
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