Diesel (Devil's Mafia Brotherhood Motorcycle Club Book 1) Read Free

stood as she swept through the door, leaving in her wake a dazed doorman and a stunned couple. The wife nudged the husband before walking out. This woman could cause a riot with a single look. All the more reason for him to wish he could tame this tigress.
     
    When she thrust out her hand to shake it, he took it, raised it to his lips, and kissed her. “Hello. Thank you for coming.”
     
    Even though she hid it well, he could tell that she was surprised by his unexpected gallant move. “The pleasure is mine,” she said.
     
    They both glanced at each other for a few seconds and, of course, the battle lines were drawn. Keeping a hold on her hand, he tugged her forward. “Let’s sit. I’ve been waiting for this dinner since yesterday.”
     
    “Not more than me,” she murmured. Smoothly she got her hand out of his embrace and slid on to her seat. He pushed it forward a bit and then sat opposite her.
     
    “Why don’t we order first?” he offered.
     
    She studied the menu and when the waiter came forward, they ordered. After he left, she put her hands on the table and studied him. “Riley, right? You’re new in town.”
     
    “I’m not from here, originally. Came down two years ago and settled here.”
     
    “What have you decided about the warehouse?”
     
    He shook his head at her abrupt change of topic. She sure didn’t have any patience. “Right down to business, sweetheart, and here I thought you were here for my attractive body.”
     
    She raised an eyebrow. “Your body is currently not as tempting as the warehouse, Riley. Not that I feel you’re not hot, but I do have a job to complete and that comes first.”
     
    “A lance straight through my heart, sweetheart.” He sighed. “And here I was harboring hopes that you were actually secretly attracted to me.”
     
    “Oh, I am attracted to you. No doubt about that.” She leaned forward, offering him an ample view of her cleavage. “But right now, my priorities lie somewhere else.”
     
    She was attracted to him? He didn’t think she was lying about it. The way her gaze clung to him and the passion that swirled in their clear depths was certainly not fake. Perhaps, in this one instant, he could mix business and pleasure.
     
    “I’ve sent my opinion to my higher-ups. They are thinking about it, but I think they would go for it. It is, after all, a great property,” he told her just to see her reaction.
     
    Her lips pursed in a thin line as she surveyed him. “I would like you to withdraw your interest in this property. Xavier seems to be awaiting your decision and he is not processing my paperwork.”
     
    “Xavier knows my higher-ups, sweetheart. I thought he made that clear to you, and he would prefer us to have the property because, one, he knows someone who is on our board and, two, we are prepared to give cash for this deal.”
     
    She raised an eyebrow. “Cash? That’s unusual.”
     
    “We’re an unusual bunch of people.”
     
    The waiter brought their appetizers and they both waited until he was gone. “You’re stealing the food right from my plate.”
     
    He smiled. “I assume you meant it in a metaphorical manner. After all, I am actually feeding you.” She took a bite of her food and then sat back to stare at him. “You’re making me conscious, sweetheart,” he said.
     
    “I intend to do more than,” she claimed. “If you don’t get out of my way, you will regret it.”
     
    He liked a woman who could issue a challenge with the utmost confidence. The more time he spent with her, the greater the chance that he would fall under the web that she was spinning. He knew exactly what she was doing. Since she didn’t get her way through anger, now she wanted to seduce him into giving in. Riley admired her guts. She was one hell of a woman – and he sure wanted more than one meal with her.
     
    He laughed as he refilled his glass with wine. He offered her some more but she declined. “I don’t scare easily,