Holden’s mouth felt like he’d swallowed a strange mixture of sand paper and cotton balls. He needed a drink—again—and every swallow scratched. Thank you. Thank you.Eden looked brilliant and powerful as she entered the room and went straight to the head of the table, the screen behind her already illuminated from the presentation he’d just finished. If the board didn’t approve his acquisition of Eden’s products, he’d buy them himself. His belief in her had only strengthened in the last month, even though she’d never responded to any of his texts. “Ladies and gentlemen,” he said, his smooth business meeting voice back in place. Thankfully. “This is Eden McLaughlin. I’ve asked her to come show you a few things.” He nodded at her to begin and took a seat beside her. She tucked her hair be

