Sadie’s POV
The office felt impossibly small tonight, the world outside reduced to nothing more than the tension and heat radiating between us. Liam stood close, his presence magnetic, overwhelming, and utterly consuming. Every inch of proximity, every subtle glance, every soft movement felt alive with a fire I had tried to deny for months. But now, there was no denying it — no pretending.
My pulse raced uncontrollably, chest tight, and every nerve in my body screamed at me to surrender, to let go, to give in to the irresistible pull that had been building between us for so long. Control, discipline, professionalism — all the rules that had once governed my every interaction with Liam Blackwell were gone. Shattered. Irrelevant.
“I…” I began, voice trembling, caught between anticipation
