CHAPTER FORTY The back of the hotel gave enough privacy and that was what I wanted. The cold night chills were just not it though. I could feel my heart quickening where I stood as Ares’s steps came to a halt behind me. I took a deep breath; shut my eyes briefly before exhaling. He always knew how to make me so aware of him. I both loved and hated it. “Why am I here, Sebastian?” I turned around, forcing a small smile while trying not to think of how fucking edible he looked in that suit. Or how bad I wished I could taste his lips right now. But he was bad for me in both good and worst ways. There was no middle ground when it came to him. “I’m going to make you a proposal,” I began. “What?” I took a step forward, covering a bit of distance between us, “I know you are grown m