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Elias watched the door close behind Noah.

He hadn’t meant to touch him.

That wasn’t how he operated. He didn’t blur lines. He didn’t act on impulse. But Noah had been standing there—jaw tight, hands trembling, lips parted—and Elias had wanted to test something. Wanted to see what he’d do if the rules shifted just enough to sting.

The answer?

Nothing.

Noah didn’t pull away.

But he didn’t lean in either.

Yet.

---

The next morning, Elias arrived earlier than usual. Not because of meetings. Not because of deadlines.

Because he wanted to see how early Noah would show up.

At exactly 7:04 a.m., Noah entered the office floor. Hair damp. Tie loose. Slightly rushed, like he’d run the last block. He paused outside the glass door—breathed in, straightened his back, smoothed his shirt.

Then walked in.

Elias sat in his office and watched it all unfold on the corner security feed. He told himself it was part of his control. Surveillance. Pattern monitoring.

It wasn’t.

It was obsession in disguise.

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