Liam’s POV
The office was silent except for the faint hum of the city below, but the quiet didn’t feel peaceful. It felt heavy, electric — thick with anticipation I couldn’t shake. And there she was, Sadie Reed, standing at the edge of my desk, eyes scanning the documents I had laid out for today’s schedule. Every detail mattered — every gesture, every step, every word — and yet none of that seemed to matter when she was near.
I watched her, noting the way her fingers lingered on the papers, the way her brow furrowed in concentration, the faint rise and fall of her chest. She was impeccable, flawless, disciplined — yet beneath the calm exterior, the tension simmering just under the surface betrayed her. It had been building for months, and I could feel it now in the charged air between u
