SEIRRA'S POINT OF VIEW
When I got home that evening, exhaustion clung to me like a second skin. Work had drained me, meetings had stretched endlessly, and honestly, all I wanted was a hot shower and maybe a nap before thinking about anything else. But the second I opened the door, the scent of warm chocolate hit me. Cookies. Cakes. Sweet frosting. I blinked, actually wondering if I’d walked into the wrong house. But then I heard his voice. “Welcome home, Seirra.” There he was—Liam Foster—in my living room, standing smugly with a plate in his hand and flour still dusting his shirt like he’d wrestled with the dough itself. His smile was boyish, unguarded, and it made me melt right there by the door. “You… baked?” I tilted my head, trying to stifle the giggle bubbling in my throat. “Yes, ma’am,” he said, trying to sound serious, but his dimples betrayed him. “I wanted toSEIRRA'S POINT OF VIEW When I got home that evening, exhaustion clung to me like a second skin. Work had drained me, meetings had stretched endlessly, and honestly, all I wanted was a hot shower and maybe a nap before thinking about anything else. But the second I opened the door, the scent of warm chocolate hit me. Cookies. Cakes. Sweet frosting. I blinked, actually wondering if I’d walked into the wrong house. But then I heard his voice. “Welcome home, Seirra.” There he was—Liam Foster—in my living room, standing smugly with a plate in his hand and flour still dusting his shirt like he’d wrestled with the dough itself. His smile was boyish, unguarded, and it made me melt right there by the door. “You… baked?” I tilted my head, trying to stifle the giggle bubbling in my throat. “Yes, ma’am,” he said, trying to sound serious, but his dimples betrayed him. “I wanted to
SEIRRA'S POINT OF VIEW Work had a way of dulling everything. The clicking of keyboards, the steady hum of the printer, the murmur of co-workers answering phone calls—it all blurred together until it became background noise. I sat at my desk, staring at the screen, but if I was being honest with myself, my mind wasn’t in the numbers I was supposed to be reviewing. Not fully. Every few minutes, I caught myself smiling like an idiot, thinking about last night. Liam. His hands in my hair, the way he wouldn’t let me leave when I’d said I had work. His stubbornness made me roll my eyes, but it also… made my chest warm. I bit my lip, forcing myself to focus on the task in front of me. Professional. That’s what I needed to be right now. Just because my heart was tangled with a certain CEO didn’t mean my career suddenly stopped existing. “Seirra.” I looked up, and the familiar, bright face of Becca peeked around
LIAM'S POINT OF VIEW The next morning, I walked into the office, and it felt as though the entire atmosphere had shifted. Maybe it wasn’t the office that had changed—it was me. For the first time in a long time, I didn’t feel weighed down by numbers, strategies, or boardroom politics. I felt lighter, as if my chest wasn’t carrying the invisible boulder I had been dragging around for years. The automatic glass doors slid open, and I stepped into the lobby of Foster Enterprises, the company I had inherited, nurtured, and bled for. The air smelled of polished marble, cologne, and ambition—the scent of power. My employees, dressed in their sharp suits and dresses, moved around with the brisk efficiency of a company that thrived under pressure. “Good morning, Mr. Foster,” one of the receptionists greeted, her eyes lighting up in a way I didn’t notice before. Another staff member echoed, “Morning, sir.” I returned
SEIRRA'S POINT OF VIEW I don’t know how I ended up laughing so hard, sprawled across Liam Foster’s massive couch with my head tilted back, cheeks aching, but that’s what love does—it sneaks in when you least expect it. James and Becca had just left, their exit filled with ridiculous inside jokes and Becca winking at me like she knew exactly what she was leaving me with. And maybe she did. Because the minute the front door closed behind them, the silence between Liam and me wasn’t awkward. It was warm, thick, alive. He slid closer on the couch, his arm draped lazily behind me. “Finally,” he murmured, tilting his head toward mine. “We’re alone.” I chuckled, pushing his shoulder lightly. “Alone for what? Don’t get any funny ideas, Foster. I still have work tomorrow.” “Work?” He groaned dramatically, clutching his chest like I’d just stabbed him. “You’re telling me that af
TESSA'S POINT OF VIEW I don’t know what it was about Logan today, but something snapped inside me. The way he acted in the mall, all casual, all collected, like the world revolved around him and whatever woman he decided to look at for two seconds—ugh. I couldn’t shake the irritation that coiled in my chest. As soon as we got home, I tossed my designer purse onto the white velvet couch and kicked off my stilettos like they were poison. “Logan,” I called out, voice sharp. “We need to talk.” He was at the bar, pouring himself a glass of scotch like always, pretending he didn’t hear the venom dripping from my tone. Typical Logan. Always playing it cool. I stalked across the room, my heels clicking against the marble floor even though I was barefoot now. I slammed my hand against the counter, making the glass wobble. “What’s your deal?” He raised a brow lazily, sipping his
SEIRRA'S POINT OF VIEW Walking into the mall with Liam after that awful run-in with Logan and Tessa felt like a breath of fresh air. My heart was still racing from the confrontation, but Liam’s hand on my waist grounded me. He always did. It was like his touch had this invisible way of pulling me back to the present, reminding me that I wasn’t that broken woman anymore. I wasn’t the girl Logan discarded, nor the one who cried herself to sleep every night. I was Seirra, and I had Liam. “Want to head straight to the ice cream stand, or you want to check out the bookstore first?” Liam asked, glancing down at me with that soft smile that always made me forget my troubles. I laughed. “You really think I can concentrate on books when I’ve already imagined chocolate chip melting in my mouth?” He grinned, tightening his arm around me as though he wanted the