Allison' POV
I stood frozen, staring at the person whose foot I'd just stepped on.
Heidi Lawrence.
My blood ran cold as our eyes met.
In an instant, my apologetic expression hardened into a mask of indifference.
She was dressed in a crisp business suit that screamed corporate ambition, a Wisdom Blue ID badge hanging around her neck.
The badge had flipped backward, hiding whatever title she now held.
I stepped back, intending to walk past her without acknowledgment.
The last thing I needed after my tense meeting with Lucian was an encounter with his former flame.
“Well, well. Look what the wind dragged in,” a syrupy voice cut through the bakery's cozy buzz like a butter knife through fondant. “If it isn't Allison Carter.”
I didn't break stride.
Just kept w
