THE MORNING AFTER – BLACKWOOD HEADQUARTERSAmelia stepped into the elevator just as Damien stepped out.Their eyes locked.“Chairwoman,” he said coolly.She raised a brow. “Former CEO.”A beat of silence passed between them.“You enjoying your new power?” Damien asked.She didn’t answer.He stepped closer. “Must be nice taking what you didn’t build.”Amelia’s voice lowered, smooth and cutting. “I rebuilt what you and your wife failed to hold together. This isn’t personal. It’s just business.”Something shifted in Damien’s eyes recognition? No. Not quite. Confusion. Hunger. Maybe both.“I saw you today,” he said, voice rough. “At the office.”She stilled, breath catching in her throat.“I didn’t mean to walk in on you, but…”“But now you can’t stop thinking about it?” she finished, cool and quiet.He didn’t deny it. Just stared at her.“Tell me something, Amelia,” he asked, jaw taut. “Are you the kind of woman who sleeps her way to power?”“No,” she whispered, brushing past him, her v
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