THE STUDY PART 2 ~MAYA POV~ A man's voice crackled through. I could hear it faintly. "Silas, good morning. We have the quarterly reports ready for review..." Silas leaned back in his chair. One hand still on my thigh. The other clicking through his laptop. He was really doing this. Really making me sit here while he worked. "Numbers look solid." Silas's voice was all business. "But I want a deeper analysis of the European market. Something's off." His hand on my thigh started moving. Slowly. Deliberately. Sliding up under the hem of my sweater dress. I stiffened. "What about the merger timeline?" the voice asked. "We're on track." Silas replied smoothly. His fingers found the edge of my panties. "But I want daily updates. No surprises." He hooked a finger under the elastic and pu

