Wager of Hearts : Billionaire Menage Romance

By Sandra Cole

Cassie was supposed to kiss her boss, Markus, as part of a bet…so why is her mouth all over Ryan's instead?

It all started with a bet…

Cassie has been in love with her boss, Markus Smith, for as long as she can remember, but she's never had the courage to do anything other than adore him from afar.

That is, until her best friend wagers with her that she can't claim one hot, steamy night of fun with him at the Christmas party where anything goes so it won't matter anyway. What could possibly go wrong?

Well, kissing the wrong man is a bad place to get started…

But it doesn't end there. The man she kisses is her boss's friend, Ryan, and soon all three of their lives are intertwined in a way that's crazy, sexy, and incredibly confusing.

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Standalone Romance Stories With No Cliffhanger!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Sandra Cole
• Release date: Feb 20, 2019
• ISBN: 9781386585459

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Wager of Hearts

Chapter 1

Y ou never would! Amber exclaimed, squealing a little too loudly as I declared my intentions. You’re only saying that because you’re drunk, Cassie Symmons.

I giggled, the wine circling my brain as I leant across the table in the very posh bar I was currently drinking in with my friend. This wasn’t the usual sort of place we went, but after being ceremonially dumped by her long term boyfriend, Seb, Amber was looking for a new type of guy to whisk her off her feet.

Seb was a wannabe rock star, going nowhere in the world, whereas the guys that hung out here were bankers, investment types, the sort of men with money. The total opposite end of the scale. That was the reason we had both squeezed ourselves into knock off designer little black dresses, just to try and fit in with the wealthy types, just for one night.

I would! Look, I agree, he’s hot, but I would much prefer to get under Markus. I shimmied on my seat as the idea of finally sleeping with my boss filled my brain. I’d had a crush on him for years, ever since I got hired as his personal assistant, but of course I’d never acted on it. I wasn’t that unprofessional. "He’s just so rugged and manly. I would love those big masculine hands all over me."

Then again, the more time I spent with him the harder it was getting to keep on taking the high road. He had the sort of look that made me feel constantly hot under the collar; his gorgeous chocolatey skin, those deep hazel eyes, that big smirk that always seemed to be hiding something more.

And then there was that body of his. He had muscles that couldn’t be contained by a shirt, I was certain that he needed a new one each day, just because he had to rip out of it at night. I hadn’t ever had the pleasure of seeing his chest, but I could only imagine that abs ran down it... and I’d spent a lot of time picturing it.

Oh yeah? Just one night of passion to get it out your system. Amber winked at me, which sent me peeling into laughter again.

Something like that.

I couldn’t tell Amber, but my feelings for Markus were no longer just a physical thing. When I first worked with him, it was all about the way he made my body feel, but now... well now I liked him for the person he was too. I’d gotten to know him, and he was sweet, kind, and incredibly funny. He had a wryness to him that he kept under wraps until you got to know him better.

My fantasies had transgressed from sexual to romantic. I hadn’t even realized it was happening, and now I had no idea what I was supposed to do about it. I couldn’t tell my friend because she’d freak right out and make it a much bigger deal than it needed to be.

So why don’t you? Amber shrugged and slurped back some of her drink. Just have one night of fun.

Oh I don’t know, maybe because I have to work with him. No, not even with him, under him. He’s the owner of the company and my direct boss. I can’t sleep with him because then I’d need to get a new job.

Life is too short. She nodded vigorously as if she was the wisest person around. If this whole messy break up with Seb has taught me anything it’s that you just have to go for it in life. You like someone, you make them yours. Unless you’re already with someone of course.

Okay, a swift change of subject was needed before she started to fall apart. She was doing really well at the moment, we both wanted her to move past the sobbing for hours and online stalking phase. Nothing good could ever come of it!

Okay wild woman of the forest, that’s all well and good but what if it makes me lose my job?

Urgh, who cares? She flapped her hand in front of her face, making her look exactly as drunk as she probably was by now. You are always so serious!

That floored me a little, her words actually sobered me up a little bit. I wasn’t that serious, was I? Sure I focused mostly on my job but that was because I wanted to get by in life. And also a little bit because of my secret adoration of Markus... not that I was about