Cole’s POV

The streets buzz with midday energy as Elena and I step out of the office building. Sunlight glints off the polished glass surfaces of the skyscrapers, but my attention stays entirely on her. Even walking beside me, she carries herself with effortless grace, composed and elegant, yet there is an undercurrent of tension beneath the surface that I can feel in the subtle way her hands flex around her bag and the slight tightening of her jaw.

I want her, and I don’t mean just in a ...