The soft hum of the city beyond the penthouse windows barely registered as Bella lay in the expansive, luxurious bed, her mind unable to escape the events of the night. Every moment of the heist replayed in her head, each detail seared into her memory with an intensity that matched the adrenaline of the mission itself. The vault’s cold steel, the weight of the bags as they filled, the near-miss with the guards, and Damian’s steady hand guiding her—each part was etched in her mind.
But beneath the thrill, there was something else stirring in her chest. She couldn’t ignore it, no matter how much she tried to push it down. Something had shifted between her and Damian. Something that went beyond their mission. She had seen it in the way he looked at her—those fleeting moments where his gaze s
