Ethan’s POV
The office smelled faintly of toner and coffee that had been reheated too many times. Emails pinging into my inbox like bullets. Some days were easier, lighter even, but today wasn’t one of them. Today was packed.
I glanced through the proposals.
It was tedious, but I forced myself to pay attention.
We had gotten a contract for a new job, they needed someone who could make their office sparkling clean and we had the right people for that.
I needed to pay attention. Yes, we were an affiliate but we were still associated with Dominic. We had an appearance to keep.
So I buried myself in it, the cleaning schedules, the HR approval forms, the necessary signatures. The kind of paperwork that felt endless but left no room for mistakes.
By the time noon rolled around, my eyes
