ens logistics warehouse roared

several heavy cardboard boxes onto a wooden pallet. The thick mus

essed a ruthless, calculated efficiency. He looked entirely

sorting line, stood a few yards away. Her eyes

t-shirt. Holding two iced Americanos, she

space just as he turned around. She pushed a plastic cup to

You work faster than

eyes swept over the iced co

itation in Elaine's eyes. The cheap att

ct physical boundary. His voice was entirely dev

ing out to touch his forearm. "Don't be so cold. Let's g

her hand completely. He picked up his bar

ed her without looking up. "I

h. "Just how much of a gold-digger is that girlfriend of you

rus's head snapped back around. The temperatur

deep territorial instincts absolutely forbade an

A crushing, suffocating aura of a

business," he ordered, his voice l

ry dominance radiating from a mere warehouse worker, she stumble

t the collar of his uniform, a namel

t of his pocket and ch

least ten times to check up on him, or texted him compl

was completely blank

vior caused Cyrus's jaw to lock tight. When

ver Aliya's name for several seconds. He ul

his movements were noticeably more violent now,

was standing in front of the bathroom

from the original owner's closet. She was currently us

owner's daily "check-in" harassment. Her brain

arehouse foreman

ck. He ignored the chatter of his coworkers

as going home early. He needed to see exactly what