Chapter 6
Skye's POV
At exactly 9 a.m‚ I stood outside his office door‚ frozen there for a full three minutes before I could finally make myself knock.
I lifted my hand‚ hesitated for just a second‚ then knocked twice before I could change my mind.
“Come in.”
I turned the handle and stepped inside‚ and the first thing that hit me was how massive his office was. Floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the city. A dark mahogany desk that probably cost more than my mother's entire house. Bookshelves lined with leather-bound volumes that looked like they had never been touched. Everything was clean‚ expensive‚ and cold‚ just like the man sitting behind the desk.
Thorne didn't look up when I walked in. He was reading something on his laptop‚ one hand resting on the desk‚ the other holding a
