The moment Tristan left her office, Ava stood frozen, her pulse still racing. The door had closed behind him, but his presence lingered in the air, his cologne and aftershave still lingered in her nostrils, and her body still hummed from being near him.She pressed a hand to her chest, trying to steady herself.This wasn’t who she was. She didn’t do this, didn’t get caught up in what-ifs and reckless temptations. She’d built her entire life around control, around reason. Around… Xander.And yet, here she was, shaking like someone who had just barely stopped herself from falling off a cliff.The rest of the day passed in fragments. She attended meetings, answered calls, and signed documents, but her mind wasn’t in any of it. Every time she closed her eyes, she saw Tristan’s face. That maddening calm, the way he looked at her like he could see every secret she tried to hide.The way he commanded her body with his words and his eyes. She was so hot for him and she needed it to stop.
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