Allyson's POV
The news hit me like lightning - Michael had finally given his approval for the Aura designs. After weeks of Lisha and I pouring our hearts into every detail, he had said yes. Victory tasted sweet, but what made my pulse quicken wasn't just the professional triumph. It was Vegas. Three whole days with Michael Jade in Sin City.
I had never set foot outside the city limits on a plane, and now here I was, preparing for a business trip that felt anything but businesslike. The mere thought of being alone with him in those hotel corridors, sharing meals, working side by side - it sent electricity through my veins.
Michael had stirred something primal in me, something I never knew existed until that night at his place. The memory of his hands, his voice, the way he looked at me - it all came flooding back, making me ache for more. I wanted him with a desperation that scared me.
