I was in trouble. I wanted to believe the sexy bad boy standing across the ballroom had no effect on me but my hormones made me a liar. I wasn’t completely sure that my boss’s birthday party could do anything to deter Jake Taylor from getting what he wanted. The fish out of water wore a T-shirt and jeans to his brother’s party as an act of rebellion. Rumors floated around about him notoriously refusing to take no for an answer, and now, he had zeroed his hot gaze on me. He was a lion and I was his prey. I’d avoided succumbing to the mysterious man over the past five years that I've known him. However, that would come to an end tonight. As much as I knew I should run, my feet kept me still. With my heart beating wildly, I realized that when Jake saw something he wanted, he took it. And when he made the first step toward me, there was no doubt in my mind that he was going to take me tonight…