lips on hers again. She didn't know what to call it a mistake, a spark, a dream.

unding, still wondering if she sh

t, clothes neutral. Her plan was simple: bury the m

she walked into the office a

y, but with glances too

ce. Camille smiled at her as she passed,

nbox had slowed, a

she passed. She didn't walk-she owned every floor she stepped on. With her desi

le was even more c

and against his shoulder as she entered

t her ears caught the shift

vate, C

't hear

ts buzzed. Some

on, finishing mockups, revising

n to pack up, Elian ste

e room. His e

. My o

owed hard

was thick. He closed

he said wit

at him. "Al

se saw

h dropped.

aid, jaw tight.

"I... I didn't know some

rrupted. "I kissed you. You d

r engage

One my parents signed off on. Don Ricardo holds a third of our private inv

. "So I was just a

You're the only thing in t

li

said softly. "Not now. I just need

and saw it the conflict

angerous: a man cornered by

ed her but cou

ard the door.

mi

, but didn't turn back. "I'll

she wal

was at her desk.

t," she said. "Some st

. She kept walking

t

ere a blur. Clariss

n with mocking affection, made snide

, loud enough to carry. "Like a pupp

ilent. But her

d her everywhere. Every time their eyes met, it was like

new proje

assive, and Elian stunned the whole crea

nt. Not sup

ed. Loudly. "S

the room," Elian replied c

anything then. But Amira could feel it

the two of them. He barely looked

ile reviewing a design. Amira flinch

" she w

His voice was low.

," she w

ntentional, full of everything they couldn't say. I

ending," he murmur

d of hiding,"

Camille was already

me, wit

icardo himself called f

ake the call.

er than usual. She looked cal

front of Camille, and two e

said. "You kissed the h

nch. "I'm ending

She simply pulled out her phone, pl

room. Elian's voice. Then Ami

pposed to hear tha

ow Daddy knows too. And guess what? He's done. Y

. "Then let

ed. "No. I want t

at, she lef

his hands. "She's goin

of the shadows. Sh

"I didn't come this far to watch

er of hope in his eyes. "

we stop lying. To ourselv