BOARD MEETING
~NATHANIEL'S POV~
The moment my alarm sounded at 5 AM, I was awake and alert—a lifetime habit that had served me well in business. What was unusual was the warm weight pressed against my side.
Sometime during the night, Tessa had relocated across the invisible boundary dividing the bed.
Her head now rested against my shoulder, one arm draped casually across my chest as though we'd been sleeping like this for years.
I remained perfectly still, caught in a strange limbo between wanting to free myself and being hesitant to wake her.
She looked peaceful, her features softened by sleep, a strand of auburn hair falling across her cheek.
This wasn't part of our agreement.
With careful precision, I slid out from under her arm and off the bed. She immediately rolled into the
