"I want you know our budget for this project as soon as possible." he shot out.

"I’ll talk to the account manager,"

"Better had," he agreed evenly. "Because I'll be back here if I don't get it on time." 

If anything could be designed to make her act swiftly, it was the thought that this man would be intruding on her space for any longer than was absolutely necessary. The office, which by any standards was a spacious room, seemed suddenly to have been constricted to the ...