Ariana’s POV For a moment, I stood frozen in the doorway, staring up at Alex like my brain had forgotten how to function.His eyes swept over me—quick, unreadable, impossibly calm. He didn’t look surprised to see me. If anything, he looked like he’d been expecting this exact moment, planned for it, prepared for it.He stepped aside and motioned me in. “Close the door behind you.”The tone was cool, clipped, CEO-authoritative which sent a shiver down my spine.It was not the good kind.I obeyed, shutting the door silently before turning back around. He was already walking toward his desk, hands in his pockets, posture impossibly composed. The skyline behind him looked like a painting, the city gleaming, bright, stretching out like the world he commanded effortlessly.He didn’t sit nor did he offer me a seat.He just stood there, facing me with the emotional warmth of a marble statue.“Congratulations on your promotion,” he said.His words were simple and formal but his expression…flat
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