Dante's POV
I arrived on the executive floor early the next morning, earlier than anyone else, even the cleaning staff. I told myself it was because I wanted to review the system architecture again before the working session that I needed the quiet. I wanted everything organized before the team showed up.
But I knew exactly what I was avoiding admitting. I didn’t want to be caught off guard by Lily again.
Professional distance. That was the plan. I was going to give tight distance, absolutely no slip in control.
I had to make that my priority, because that night replayed in my mind in too much detail, my hands on her, the warmth of her breath, the way she leaned into the kiss as if she’d been waiting for it. And then I pulled away like an i***t, because kissing her was the one line I w
