The Billionaire's Challenging Beauty (Bold, Alaskan Men Book 2) by Elizabeth Lennox

signed for the package with shaking fingers. She hadn’t ordered anything and she hated to think that Matt had sent her something long distance.  He didn’t make much money, but he was always sending her something cute that he found.  She’d send him fudge and cookies, about all she could afford but Matt said the other guys loved her baking. 
    That feeling of dread washed over her one more time, this wave more intense than the last.  If she hadn’t ordered anything, and Matt was too far out of country to send anything…that meant that….
    As Tyla pulled back the cover, she gasped when she saw the sexy red dress with tiny straps and figure hugging material.  There was even a pair of strappy shoes that would probably break her ankle since she had no idea how to walk in heels that high! 
    Her fingers trembled when she lifted the note.  It wasn’t hand written, but she was pretty sure that she knew who had sent it.  Sure enough, the words told her right off the bat that this was a tool for her mission.  “Something to help get your evening going in the right direction.  Wear this, he’ll take care of the rest.  Just remember to not sleep all night.  You have work to do.”
    Tyla couldn’t believe the dress.  It was… hot. Sexier than anything she’d ever consider buying herself.  And sexier than anything that might be sold here in Winthrop.  Definitely not something she would ever choose to wear. 
    Initially, she simply stared at the dress, hating it and everything it stood for.  She couldn’t wear it!  She couldn’t seduce Saeger and then steal from him!  That would be even worse that just betraying him by stealing company secrets and handing them over to the enemy. 
    No!  She couldn’t do this!  She couldn’t hurt Saeger! 
    But then her eyes caught on the picture of her and Matt sitting on a shelf.  It was taken the day before she’d left for the Peace Corps.  They’d both been smiling and she still remembered what he’d told her.  “The best way to share your views of the world is to live them by actions.  And you’re doing that now.  I’m so proud of you!”  And he’d hugged her.  He’d held her so close with his strong arms and she’d felt a warmth of approval from his goofy smile. 
    Matt had been her rock when their parents had died.  They’d both been devastated that day, but they’d held onto each other.  Side by side, they’d gotten through the hurt and desolation by being family. 
    She couldn’t abandon him now.  He needed her, just like she’d needed him the day they’d received the news of their parents’ death. 
    But Saeger…his words the other day when he explained how he protected the smaller kids on the playground.  He’d gotten into trouble trying to protect others.  And here she was, trying to protect her brother. 
    This wasn’t right!  She shouldn’t be put into this kind of a situation.  She couldn’t choose between her brother’s life and another’s betrayal! 
    Unfortunately, no one had promised her that life would be fair. 
    Tyla lifted the dress out of the box and carried it into her bedroom.  Looking at herself in the mirror, she suspected that the dress would look great on her.  It was high quality and not trashy in any way, but it was definitely sexy, a dress made specifically for seduction. 
    The idea of seducing Saeger made her heart thud inside of her chest, obliterating the theft issue in her mind for the moment.  She remembered that kiss in the locker room and the other, in the woods.  Both times, the kiss had gotten out of control fast, the searing heat when he’d touched her and the urgency she’d felt when she was in his arms had been intense.  He’d been feeling that as well, she knew it! 
    Sadly, Saeger had been avoiding her for so long!  He’d backed out of his shifts at the bar, he’d avoided showing up in town… good grief, he didn’t even shop at the grocery store anymore! 
    Was he out of