KESTER. It was meant to be a busy day, packed with meetings, calls, and endless files to review, but trust me, I made damn sure it wasn't. I canceled everything. Cleared my schedule entirely and made sure to attend to every f*****g matter right in my office. I sat here, eyes locked on her. Watching her like she was the only thing worth my attention in the world. And perhaps she was. It felt like letting Mine stay away from my sight would make me die an instant death. I watched her all day, almost unable to do anything right. Kasmine tried to focus, but it was obvious she couldn't. She fidgeted in her chair. She'd been uncomfortable the whole time, as expected. But she'll be fine eventually. This was all new to her. She could hardly get anything done. The files I had given her to compu

