Adam's POV
The weight of the day clung to me like an unwanted presence. No matter how much I tried to focus on my work, my thoughts kept drifting back to Maya.
It was frustrating.
I had known her for such a short time, yet she was everywhere. In my house. In my son’s life. In my mind.
I scowled at the reports in front of me, my fingers pressing into my temple. The numbers blurred, the words meaningless.
Damn it. I needed a distraction.
Deciding to work late, I stayed at my desk longer than necessary, forcing myself to go over documents I had already read twice. But it was no use. Even here, in the silence of my office, she found a way to creep into my thoughts.
Maya and Lee, playing in the garden. Maya’s soft laughter. The way Sami had begun to respond to her presence.
I pushed bac
