Asher’s POV
“I knew there was something special about you,” she said, her voice practically humming with excitement, “but what I didn’t know… was that it would be this forbidden.”
I let out a sharp laugh, loud and almost too powerful to control. It burst out of me before I could stop it.
Her smile faltered. “Why are you laughing?” she asked, clearly irritated now.
“You must really think I’m stupid, Zara,” I said, still chuckling between breaths. “You barge into my office uninvited just to spit nonsense at me. And you expect me to believe a word that comes out of your mouth?”
The humor in my tone faded, replaced by heat. “Zara, I think because I’ve been calm lately, you’ve started thinking you can say and do whatever you want and just get away with it.”
I stepped closer to her.
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