The next day, Kain was already seated with Veronica in his restaurant, tucked away in a quiet corner where it was just the two of them. Exactly the kind of privacy she seemed to want.

And Veronica came prepared. Her outfit quite literally knocked the breath out of him. Kain had always known she had a body to die for, but she’d never flaunted it like this before. What was she on—some kind of seduction pill? Her gown was scandalously short, and the backless cut dipped all the way to the curve of her butt. Up front, her nipples poked defiantly through the fabric, leaving no doubt in his mind:...