Chapter Eleven _The Call

The smile stayed with Serena longer than she wanted to admit.Even after Kael disappeared down the hallway with Lia dragging him toward whatever emergency involved a frog. Even after the laughter faded. Even after the house settled into its usual rhythm again. She still found herself thinking about it.That smile. Small. Gone in seconds.Yet somehow it felt more dangerous than anything else. Because Kael Vale smiled so rarely that when he did, it meant something. At least it felt like it did. Serena was still sitting beside the piano when her phone vibrated. The sound startled her. She glanced at the screen.Mira.Immediately, her expression softened. She answered before the second ring."Hey."There was a pause.Then her sister's voice came through."Took you long enough."Serena smiled."It was one ring.""It felt longer.""You're dramatic.""I learned from the best."That earned a laugh. A real one. The kind that only Mira could pull from her. For a moment, everything felt familiar.

Chapter Twelve _A Thought That Wouldn't Leave

"You like him."Serena nearly dropped the phone.For a moment, she was too shocked to respond.Then she let out a disbelieving laugh."Mira.""I'm serious.""You've lost your mind.""I haven't.""You have."Mira's laughter echoed through the phone.The sound was familiar. Comforting.Because whenever her younger sister sounded this confident, it usually meant she had already decided she was right. And unfortunately, she often was."You should hear yourself whenever you talk about him.""I do not talk about him.""You literally just said his name three times.""That is not talking about him.""It absolutely is."Serena pinched the bridge of her nose. This conversation was going exactly where she did not want it to go. Thankfully, a voice called from somewhere behind Mira."Oh, hold on."Serena heard movement. A door closing. Then Mira returned."Sorry.""What happened?""Nothing important."The answer came too quickly.Serena narrowed her eyes."Mira.""What?""What are you hiding?""No

Chapter 14_Too close

The idea had been Lia's and that alone should have warned everyone because whenever Lia came up with an idea, saying no usually became impossible. Which was exactly how Serena found herself sitting in the Vale family living room on a Friday evening while an animated movie played on the enormous television.Mrs. Rowan had disappeared upstairs after claiming she was "too old for cartoon dragons."Damon had laughed.Mrs. Rowan had threatened him with a wooden spoon.And somehow that had only made him laugh harder.Now the movie was twenty minutes in, and Damon was still occasionally making comments that caused Lia to giggle.Serena sat between them on the large sofa.At least that had been the original arrangement.Somewhere along the way, Lia had stretched out across the cushions and stolen half of Serena's space.Which meant Serena was now sitting much closer to Damon than she'd intended.Not that she noticed.At first.The room was comfortable.Warm.The lamps had been dimmed, leaving

Chapter 14_what Damon saw

Damon knew he should leave.He really did. The movie was over. Lia was asleep. Mrs. Rowan had disappeared upstairs.And Kael was standing in the middle of the living room with his daughter asleep against his shoulder like she weighed nothing at all. It was the perfect time to go home. Unfortunately, Damon had never been particularly good at minding his own business.Which was exactly why he was still standing there. Watching. Observing. Trying very hard not to smile. Because now he was certain. Absolutely certain. And it was probably the funniest thing he'd witnessed all year. Kael Vale was in trouble. The kind of trouble money couldn't solve. The kind of trouble board meetings couldn't fix. The kind of trouble that arrived quietly and completely ignored whether you wanted it or not.Serena.Damon almost laughed.If somebody had told him six months ago that Kael would spend half an evening pretending not to watch a woman while actually watching her constantly, he would have demanded m

All Chapters of HER BOSS,HIS DESIRE : Chapter 11 - Chapter 14

Chapter Eleven _The Call

Chapter Twelve _A Thought That Wouldn't Leave

Chapter 14_Too close

Chapter 14_what Damon saw