“Have a seat.” Lucien gestured to Elena. “You showed up faster than I expected given the way you have been avoiding me these past few days.”
She pulled out the chair and sat. “James said you had news about my sister.”
Lucien smiled. As expected she refused to acknowledge what he had just said. She always had her priorities right.
He opened the left drawer of his desk and pulled out a file, sliding it across to her.
She picked it up immediately, flipping through the pages with urgency. He watched her quietly from across the desk. The way her brows drew together as she studied each page. Her lower lip caught between her teeth. He couldn’t pull his eyes away from her.
There was something about watching Elena when she wasn’t aware of being watched. Every emotion she felt moved across her
