I had to leave the workout and go straight into a cold shower with the bathroom door locked. Not because I thought August would invade the bathroom, but because I needed a safe barrier between him and me.

Usually, I could pretend and ignore the attraction between us. It worked, at least until now.

But the man had decided to test both my sanity and my self-control.

August was a playboy, obviously. Now he was living with a woman who hadn't slept with him. Was I just a challenge? Or simply th