"Are you sure you're going to attempt to handle this alone?" Rogan's voice, silky but tinged with annoyance, cut through the study's quiet.
My gaze met his as I raised my head from the map strewn across the table. "I have no other option. Victor isn't waiting on me to solve the problem. If I do nothing now—
He stepped closer and interrupted, saying, "Stop." "Ava, you're not by yourself in this. You weren't.
With him standing so close, the room seemed smaller, and I was drawn in by his intensity. I started to reply, but I was unable to find the right words. His eyes flicked to the map and then back to me as he leaned across the table.
Softer now, he said, "Show me your plan." "Let's work things out together."
It was such a small gesture, but it made me feel warm in a way I had never ex
