Juliet’s heart pounded so hard she could hear it in her ears. Adrian’s fingers were still wrapped around her wrist, his thumb stroking slow circles over her racing pulse. She stared up at him, lips parted, and the words stuck in her throat.Adrian leaned closer. “Tell me it’s not because of me,” he said again, voice rough and low. “Say it, and I’ll let you leave right now.”Juliet swallowed hard. She couldn’t lie and not while he was touching her like this. Not while his eyes burned into hers.“I can’t,” she whispered. “It is because of you. Everything feels different when I’m near you.”Adrian’s grip tightened for a second, then softened. He let go of her wrist but didn’t step back. The space between them felt electric. Juliet’s skin still tingled where he had touched her. She wanted more and she wanted his hands everywhere.Adrian exhaled slowly. “Then stop fighting it. Whatever is happening outside this office, you don’t have to carry it alone.”Before Juliet could answer, footstep
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