Damian's POV

Emails stacked endlessly on his phone's screen, contracts waited for his signature, and Reed had left a stack of files demanding his review. Work should have consumed him, it usually did. But today, like every day for the past week, his mind refused to stay in line.

It drifted. Always back to her.

Evelyn Carter.

The name came unbidden, unsettling.

He leaned back in his chair, tugging at his tie as though the fabric had grown too tight. He should have been focusing on expansion ...