Lily's POV
By the time I finally left Dante’s office and made my way back down to my department, every muscle in my shoulders was tight and tired. I told myself that once I stepped onto my floor, my real world, my normal world, I’d be able to breathe again. No Dante, no tense silence, no accidental brushes of his hand that made my pulse trip like an i***t. It would be just me, in my space, working without any pressure.
Except for the second, I stepped through the doors, and I didn’t get three steps before half my team swarmed me.
“There she is!” Evans shouted, way too loudly for my tired brain.
Someone else clapped. Another waved a printout in the air. Before I could even put my bag down, Mia grabbed my arm.
“Lily, oh my God—did you hear?” She said, looking so excited that her eyes w
