Trigger Warning: This chapter contains themes of s****l abuse. Reader discretion is advised.
Ava's POV
The smile still lingered on my face as I stepped into the office, the warmth from my time with Liam refusing to fade away.
I tried to focus on the day's duties—emails, reports, the never-ending list of meetings—but my thoughts kept drifting back to the way he’d held me last night, the way he’d looked at me this morning.
I shook my head, trying to snap myself out of it.
Come on, Ava. Work first, emotions later.
I reached my desk, setting my things down, and took a deep breath. I got to work, arranging files and schedules, leaving emails for later.
I was just about to start on my emails when I heard my boss’s voice.
“Ava! In my office, now!”
I turned my head towards his office doo
