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crawl back to his family, to his father, the famous Wall Street financial mogul. Thanks to his lucky stars he wasn’t there yet, he had reserves his friends didn’t know about. Alex was confident the firm would stand as strong as it’d always been.
    In the meantime, he had to collect something that was due from no other than Carly Mitchell. That little liar owed him more than an apology, and she’d have to come forth with more than just a kiss. Alex wouldn’t sport a black eye for days without claiming its prize. Before Carly’s not-so-little lie, his plan had been all about how to forget her and that darn kiss. Well, no more—her lie had changed everything. Calling any of the women in his little black book wouldn’t do anything for him anymore. He no longer wanted to forget Carly or her sweet lips.
    Alex now had a few items on his to-do list: One, make some calls to cover the hole Matt’s business had left on their books. Two, think about how he’d claim his prize from Carly. Three: keep his dick in check or not. Hmmm…
    On second thought, perhaps what he needed was just the opposite and go for the kill instead. Yeah, that had to be the reason he couldn’t get her out of his head. Carly had all he liked in women: luscious lips, curves he could get himself lost in, and beautiful long hair to tangle his fingers in. Alex had the answer to his problem—he had to have her. He had to get Carly Mitchell out of his system. He was sure once that happened everything would go back to normal.

Chapter Four
    Alex completed the first task on his to-do list, he’d made some transactions and, based on his calculations, the firm would stand firm until they landed a new big client. Now, Alex was more than ready to take care of task number two on the list. His plan would fail miserably if he tried to do things the right way by scheduling an appointment with Carly’s assistant. The thought alone gave him chills. No, Alex would do things his way. After all, he had a reputation to keep and his pretty little liar would see him today like it or not.
    Alex exited off the elevator on the tenth floor to Cardew & Partners Interior Designs LLP. For an interior design firm, this one seemed pretty top notch. It turned out Cardew & Partners occupied the entire tenth floor. His searching eyes appreciated what had to be a beautiful strawberry blonde with gorgeous periwinkle-blue eyes greeting him with a smile as he made his way to the reception desk.
    Alex was sure the receptionist missed her calling as a model or an actress. If it weren’t for Carly, he’d probably ask her out for a drink. Then realization dawned, putting him right back on track. He was there for a different reason, and that didn’t include asking the receptionist out on a date. Alex donned his wickedly famous St. Jones’ smile and asked her for directions to Carly’s office. On his way down the hallway, a haughty, mighty brunette intercepted his path. He was willing to bet she was his midnight temptress’ assistant.
    “Excuse me sir.”
    Alex walked right past her and into Carly’s office. He hadn’t known what to expect, but the beautiful sight of Carly immersed in a beach theme bedroom design took his breath away. She was surrounded by paint and fabric swatches on either side of her and special color pencils were spread over her desk. Her glasses had slid down to the tip of her nose, and she’d pulled up her long chocolate tresses in a ponytail.
    Carly brought her head up at the sound of the intruders in her office. Just like it had happened a few weeks ago, green eyes met caramel brown, and everything went still for a few seconds.
    “I’m sorry, Carly, I tried to…” Liv, her assistant, broke the silence, giving Carly an apologetic look.
    “It’s okay, Liv. You can leave. I’ll see to Mister St. Jones here.”
    Liv was reluctant to leave Carly with Alex but after one last look at them, she closed the door.
    Natural daylight filled Carly’s spacious