DAMIEN

Macey actually listened. She didn’t show up at work the next day, and honestly? I was grateful.

I needed at least one peaceful morning before seeing her again, because that woman had a way of throwing me completely off balance. She could make a room spin just by entering it, and even when she wasn’t around, her energy lingered like perfume—intoxicating, impossible to ignore.

Except peace was the last thing I got.

The moment I walked into my office, there she was — ...