Chapter 49: The Shareholders' Meeting

Stefan stiffened. He didn't need to turn around to know who had thrown her arms around him. It was Christina. Two soft curves pressed against his back, her arms locked around his waist, and he caught her clean, light scent. Heat flooded his veins before he wrestled it down. Christina hated his guts. He could not, must not, let his thoughts wander. "L-Let me go!" The moment he spoke, she only clung tighter, as if letting go for even a heartbeat would make him vanish into thin air. Her family...