★Nathan★
The day had been long, and I was more than ready for it to end. Meetings had run late, a client had demanded a last-minute revision, and half my team had been chasing numbers that refused to align. By the time I returned to my office, the city outside my window was already bathed in gold, the sun sinking low behind the skyline. The meeting with LuxeLine was scheduled for six. My idea. My office. My terms. If Cassandra had a problem with that, she hadn’t said anything. I doubted she ever would, not in words, at least. I loosened my tie as I checked the time. Five fifty-three. Enough time to go through one last email before I headed down the hall. Harper had already prepared the conference room. I had asked for coffee, water, and not much else. No unnecessary distractions. The spac
