Aiden POVThe heat of her body is still against me when I snap back to myself.One second my eyes are closed, finally calm, the next she's draped across me like she belongs there. My chest tightens—not from pain but from irritation. I shove her back, palms firm against her shoulders."You're in such a hurry to climb all over me?" My voice cuts sharp, meant to sting.Her eyes widen, breath hitching, like she didn't expect me to notice.Please.They always think they're clever. Always think I won't see through it."It was an accident," she blurts, voice cracking. "I tripped over the basket."My mouth twists, but not into anything kind. "I know enough. Just another bottom-feeder pretending this is about work."She fires back, voice tight with anger, and for a second I see something in her—fire, desperation, maybe both. "This is my career. My dream. I fought to get here. You think I'd throw that away? You think I'd humiliate myself in front of half the staff just to get near you?"I tilt
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