Elena's POV
I barely remembered deciding to leave my office.
"Ms. Sterling, I could've gone to get that for you."
Patricia's voice stopped me the second I stepped off the elevator, the files clutched tight against my chest.
I looked up, forcing a smile.
"It's fine, I grabbed them myself."
She nodded, glancing at the papers in my arms, and I could see the question forming in her eyes but she didn't ask.
I walked past her quickly and into my office, closing the door behind me.
I set the files down on my desk and sank into my chair, my hands shaking slightly now that I saw Damien.
Patricia hadn't stepped out, she didn't leave the office at all.
I lied.
I went down there because I wanted to see him. I couldn't stand the thought of being in the same building and not knowing if he wa
