~ Lucian’s POV

As the plane finally touched down, I felt both relief and tension settle over me. After a week of being completely cut off from Bella, it was the day I’d been counting down to, the day I’d finally be able to see her, to tell her how much I missed her.

No amount of work stress or network issues could shake the frustration that had been eating at me for days. Elaine, my assistant, had done her best to smooth things over on the business end, but she couldn’t fix what I’d ...