Chapter 31 The Dangerous Meeting

• The silence between them after the office scene had been unbearable. Elena hadn’t spoken since Damian’s ultimatum, and he hadn’t looked at her, though she could feel his eyes burning against her back whenever she moved. He’d ordered her to stay close,his words were still echoing: “You’ll stay by my side until I decide I can trust you again.”
• But trust wasn’t something that could be commanded. It was something that had to be earned, and both of them were too broken to know how to start.
• That night, the sound of Damian’s phone buzzing broke the fragile stillness.