never been Domin

gs forgotten and gone. He presided over

ad somehow reincarnated as flesh and blood

a Si

s a force ripping through his present

alone herse

years that Elena had abandoned him and decided to turn against him. However,

want *

with dark-rimmed glasses, looked up at him. "Miss

l, his face expressio

y pause

he elevator doors slid o

ent outside. She walked steadily, her stance unflinchi

yes for the smallest moment. Unexpected.

sappeared

ther a grin nor a smirk, she manipulated the

name resembled an

c, yet his speech was steady.

unchanged. "I have

s jaw. "Then s

heck my schedule now." She looked at her assistant. "D

breath. "Miss Silver, no.

ominic. "I suppose tha

"You and I both understand that you cannot ignore this." He

t recoil.

a stern tone. "Avoid

at *you* didn't mind when I play

him to flame, but he repressed it. Th

ly this time, with each wor

ged in the air

for the first moment.

ed as fast as

and without humor

whole bo

e that with her words

e a test

ng a careful eye on him,

nd something far more dan

a chance that the

with Elena. Years have passed

before a storm, he urged Elen

something inscrutable as she let ou

p me

rsed h

ce, she stepped forward. "You are

exhalation of air. "Perhaps

ing flash past

,not

rned a

was deep, with a

cont

turn

him with the an

sudd

had

at his sides, Dominic wa

as doing it. Leav

e had done y

eeling between them was not heartbr

a calm breath. "Elena," he said, his voice so

look. However, Dominic was a guy who

was about to enter her private office via the glass

t lay underneath Elena's composed appearan

voice, "You can't jus

led, her look lacked

became stern. "If

"Dominic, you have long since forfeited y

turned. "I

ckle. "No. You should have

ped fo

mething laced with rage, "You chose to believe the worst of me." "You didn't

c's carefully constructed control to

d and took a long breath. "Elena

the right to stand here and ask me questions? o

spond. He wa

fforts to resist, to struggle, to make her

ating him as if she were looking for somet

a breath. "Dominic,

muscle t

ulder as she left before he

aroma of her, vanilla and some

saw her vanishing be

became c

he end of it.

d she could put the past behind h

ever relinquished wh

so discover

ver i