CHAPTER TWO
Gabriel subdued his reactions with a steely hand. His boss’s words might have sounded like an invitation, but the tone of the man’s voice had changed that request into an order.
Gabriel took his eyes off his computer screen lazily, and not only because he was playing a role. Sudden moves made him dizzy, and he didn’t feel like losing his consciousness and hitting the floor in a dead faint at his boss’s feet.
He looked up, putting on a poker face, so that his thoughts wouldn’t reflect on his features. It was no one else’s business that he felt depleted, or that the sand under his eyelids grated on his nerves.
His long limbs and fingers didn’t betray his inner struggle. He ordered his body to relax and breathed out soundlessly, refusing to allow the intruder to perceive his i
