Elena's POV Maya's words had been stuck in my head for three days now, playing on repeat every time I tried to focus on anything else. It was Friday now and I sat at my desk, staring at my computer screen, the quarterly reports blurring together into meaningless numbers. My fingers drummed against the desk, restless, anxious. I couldn't stop thinking about Damien. I tried to focus on the report on my screen, but I failed every single time, before I finally gave up. I opened my email and started typing before I could talk myself out of it. To: Damien Blackwell Subject: (blank) Can you come up to my office when you have a moment? I read it three times, my cursor hovering over the send button. It was simple and professional, nothing that would make him think I was asking him up here

