I heard him laugh again, his voice growing louder with each passing second.

“Since when did you start believing things were impossible, Sapphire?” he asked, his tone mocking. “Look at you. You’re beautiful, sexy, rich… and feisty.”

“Shut the fuck up,” I shot back without hesitation.

I swear I heard him groan faintly. A chill ran through me as my imagination conjured what he might be doing while talking to me.

“Damn. You’re turning me on, just like the old days,” he ...