The rain lashed against the floor-to-ceiling windows of the Kennedy boardroom, but the storm outside was nothing compared to the tension inside. smoothed her silk skirt, her heart hammering a rhythm that contradicted her icy exterior. She was a Clarke—a name that, in this city, meant war for the Kennedys.
"He’d disown me," she finished, finally turning to face him. The proximity was electric, a dangerous magnetic pull that threatened to snap the thin thread of her self-control. "And if your board knew you were considering a deal with a Clarke, they’d have your head." Un amor prohibido - Charlize Clarke & Connor Ke...
"Let them take it," Connor said, his voice dropping to a gravelly low. He reached out, his thumb tracing the line of her jaw. "I’ve spent my whole life winning wars I didn't care about. I’d rather lose everything to have the one thing I'm not allowed to touch." The rain lashed against the floor-to-ceiling windows of
Charlize knew she should walk away. Every second she stayed was a gamble with her legacy, her family, and her future. But as Connor leaned in, closing the final inch between them, she realized some things were worth the fall. "He’d disown me," she finished, finally turning to