you at the café, talking t

" He asked in a rather sh

e." Ava said

ily matters before leaving.He came to settle some business matters and le

yes scanning her for any trace

relieved

se or if you involve yourself with Mr Gray." Damien start in

t his presence while Damien watched

atch her talking to Mr Gray otherwise, she'd be in the street by now as Damien won't take it

what it takes." Ava said to herself

of Mr. Gray's office. She held her coat tighter

of a serious warning." Not everything about Damien is what it seems.He is a man who has

ng to her lik

n. But before she could press him for more, he had stood, ended the meeting abruptly, and disapp

had the unsettling feeling

ging on the leather couch in the living room, holding a glass of red wine like a p

te," he sa

wn carefully. "I-t

d his wine. "In the

is gaze. "Do you want me

r his face. "That depends. Are y

hat aloud would be suicide.Instead, she crossed the room, shrugging

them in slow, deliberate steps. "That depends," he murmured, his v

as enough. His lips curved into a

were a unsolved puzzle . Every so often, his hand brushed hers when he

thing. Just the same unner

ulated smirk. Something inside her twisted. She hated how the sound lit a small, warm

lling at her hair. She wanted to get some fresh air,

d her shoulders before she could protest, his hands gra

e saw him differently-not as the man who had humiliated her in public, not as the co

ring," he s

ed. "No,

oser, his breath brushing her

"Maybe I'm trying

ed. "Because if you look too closely

mething that felt like a confession. And she realized, with

y missed the close proximity they had

intly. "Good

ewhere, buried deep under the

or him. And that was the m

across his desk.He is about to leave town to take care of some urgent busine

gent business and I'm not sure about the tim

She didn't know what to do anymore. She j

htened. "Then it's