Chapter 66. I’m Worth Loving

June POV

“Are you high or something?” Mr. Grande asks flatly.

My head snaps up. “No,” I whisper, shaking quickly. Inside, though, I admit it—I might be high. High on nerves, high on him, and high on my own recklessness.

He sits on the bed, studying me like I’m a puzzle he doesn’t want to solve. “Is that how bold you are? Then why hide it all this time as my secretary?”

“Uhm– I’m the same girl who agreed to spent a night with you, even when I didn’t know your name.” I keep my lips pressed tight, my expression steady.

He sighs, pinching the bridge of his nose. “I’ll assume I didn’t hear that. If that’s all—you can leave.”

“No,” I blurt, my voice rushing ahead of me. “I thought you wanted to claim my body. That’s what you said in your office. You touched my face—just like back at that dance—”

“Miss Alexander.” His voice snaps like a whip. He’s on his feet now, looming, his dark gaze drilling into mine. “I said I wanted to claim you. But