- ALEX (ELISE)
I had just managed to swallow the last spoonful of oatmeal when the penthouse door hissed open.
It was barely nine-thirty. I froze, the silver spoon halfway to my mouth, as Liam strode into the kitchen. He’d ditched his usual suit jacket, wearing just a charcoal grey dress shirt with the top two buttons undone. He looked big, strong, and entirely too energetic for a man who had been up guarding my door until two in the morning.
"What are you doing here?" I asked, lowering the spoon. "You said you’d be at the office today."
"Changed my mind," Liam said, walking past the island. He reached out, his knuckles brushing against my arm as he picked up the empty thermal carafe. The casual contact sent a ridiculous spike of heat straight to my collarbone. "The tech bay is offline
