Leo’s POV

Anyone who saw me work today would have known I was distracted by something. But in this case, someone. My mind kept going back to Zara’s question the night before, to the way she sounded so ready to break our alliance. I tried filling my mind with minutes of meetings and investment reports, but none of them stuck. 

“How was it so easy for her?” I asked myself loudly, unable to hold it back in.

I sank into my chair, staring at my faint reflection in the glass. “She just ...