Damien's POV

I knew she wanted me, her body language said everything. When she arrived late for work that morning, I had let her get away with it.

Normally, I fired anyone who came even a minute late to work. But when it came to her, I brushed it off.

I was becoming weak, and she was the one making me feel that way. She thought I despised her, and she likely had her reasons to dislike me too, but I believed it was for the best. I wanted to keep her at a distance, that was the only thing ...