KING ENTERPRISES
~MAYA~
My heart wasn't just beating—it was trying to escape my chest.
I scrambled off his lap, grabbing a random stack of files from the desk. Silas was already moving, strolling toward the door like nothing had happened.
I stared blindly at the papers—some quarterly projection—forcing my lungs to work, begging the flush to leave my face.
Silas unlocked the door and pulled it open. Chloe stood there, fist raised to knock again, confusion crinkling her forehead.
"Dad?" She peered past him, spotting me by the desk. "Why was the door locked? I've been knocking for a minute."
Silas didn't even blink, he leaned against the doorframe, arms crossed, blocking her view of the chair where we had been tangled seconds ago.
"Tokyo board call," he said. His voice was calm, witho
