Eloisa practically floated towards the rooftop, a giddy smile playing on her lips. Meeting Adam here, away from the stuffy office, felt exhilarating. Just as she reached the edge of the helipad, a sleek, dark helicopter descended, its rotors slowly whirring to a stop. Her heart fluttered.
Adam stepped out, not in his usual impeccably tailored suit, but in a simple casual shirt and jeans. He looked… different. Younger, perhaps, and a little less imposing. A genuine smile bloomed on Eloisa's face as he glanced in her direction, but something about his gaze felt distant, unfamiliar. The smile wavered, then vanished, replaced by a sudden, inexplicable shiver.
Then she saw why. Adam wasn't alone. He extended a hand, and a woman, strikingly beautiful and undeniably elegant, emerged from the he
