ADRIAN POV.
I sat behind my desk, lost in thoughts. It had been days since I’d exchanged more than a few words with Katherine.
Every interaction had been strictly professional. She made it clear she didn’t want anything beyond that, but it didn’t make it any easier to accept.
I sent her with some staff to the Dalton empire to secure the partnership for the company.
Even though she was stubborn, she was professional and smart and the right one who could convince Owen Dalton and I had no doubt she would win it.
All these days, I itched to touch her, to smell her, the thought of her being near and at the same time so far from me stung more than I’d like to admit.
But I kept it buried, hidden behind the cold, composed exterior I’ve mastered over the years.
She doesn’t need to know ho
