The atmosphere in the office was thick with an electric, unspoken tension. Lora Hale’s heart was racing, her breath hitching as she felt Ace Kane’s presence closing in.
"Ace Kane, let me go! Have you lost your mind? We’re in the middle of a corporate office... any one of the employees could walk in with a file or a question. It's not good if people see us like this... please, don't be so reckless!" Her voice was a strained whisper, a fragile blend of genuine panic and a deep, simmering heat that she was desperately trying to suppress. She struggled, her small hands pushing against Ace's broad chest, but it was like trying to move a mountain.
Ace, fueled by the adrenaline of his recent corporate victories and the intoxicating scent of Lora's perfume—a sophisticated blend of jasmine and da
