Chapter Forty-Two; DANIEL. 2
A Simple Afternoon Daniel’s POV New York still feels new. Daniel Carter notices it in the small things. The sound of traffic that never really stops. The constant movement of people rushing through the streets like the entire city is late for something. The way sunlight reflects off endless rows of glass buildings. Three days ago, he was still in Boston. Now he’s standing beside Lina’s desk holding a marketing draft and wondering why he keeps finding reasons to walk past her workstation. He tells himself it’s work. Technically, it is. But that explanation feels… incomplete. Lina sits at her desk reviewing manuscript pages when he approaches. Today she’s wearing a soft ivory blouse tucked into high-waisted charcoal trousers. The sleeves are rolled neatly to her elbows, revealin
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