Chapter 16
Ariana’s heart pounded violently inside her chest. She could still feel Damien’s breath against her skin, warm and uneven after the kiss they had just shared. Neither of them moved. Neither of them seemed capable of speaking.
The office suddenly felt too quiet. Too small. Too intimate. Ariana lowered her eyes for a second, trying to calm the storm inside her chest, but it was impossible. Especially because she kissed him first. Not him. Her. And that terrified her. Because now pretending was becoming impossible.
Damien stared at her silently, almost like he was still trying to process what had just happened between them. For the first time since she met him, the arrogant mask he always wore had completely disappeared around her. The cold billionaire’s son was gone. The te
