Taylor breaks off mid-sentence, her eyes darting to the door.
"Don't mind me," a smooth, deep voice sounds from behind me, stirring the energy of the room. Everyone instinctively sits up straighter.
Tension tightens my muscles as I turn slowly, meeting his gaze. I wish now I hadn't chosen a spot in the back.
He leans against the wall.
"We were just discussing the retrospective, sir," Taylor stammers, clearly thrown off by his presence.
"Do continue," he orders, his eyes latching onto mine for an unsettling moment before he diverts his attention to the terrified team at the front. "I'm interested to hear about the team's challenges."
Whirling back around, I try to focus on Taylor, nerves buzzing. Now I'm on high alert, acutely aware of every inch of space between us. If I took one ste
