All Chapters of SURROGATE FOR THE STAVROS BROTHERS : Chapter 21 - Chapter 23

CasimirI sat behind my desk. My office was located on the executive top floor, just down the main corridor from the CEO's suite. The walls were made of soundproof glass, giving me a clear view of the floor's activity while keeping my conversations strictly private.I was reviewing a risk assessment for the European shipping routes. I crossed out a set of inflated numbers with my pen when a movement outside caught my attention. I looked up.Sybil was walking down the corridor toward my office. She held a stack of printed spreadsheets and a white binder tight against her chest. She stopped in front of my glass door and knocked lightly on the surface.I set my pen down. I did not expect to see her here. "Come in," I said.She pushed the door open and stepped inside. She pulled the door shut behind her, ensuring it closed completely. She walked up to my desk and placed the binder and the printed papers flat on the glass surface."What is this?" I asked."Vendor logistics for the engagem

EliasI stood a few feet away from her as the heavy silence stretched between us.She stared up at me, her chest rising and falling l quickly. For a fleeting second, I saw the familiar obedience in her dark eyes. She looked exactly like a woman who was going to fold under the pressure, apologize for her outburst, and walk back to her desk to finish the budget reports.Instead, her jaw set. She took a slow, steadying breath. She deliberately broke the intense hold I had on her.She offered a short, polite bow of her head."Goodnight, sir," she said quietly.She turned around and walked out of my office, the doors clicking shut behind her.I stood in the middle of the room. My hands clenched at my sides as the violent urge to pull the doors open and drag her back inside warred fiercely with my sense of duty.She was right. I was entirely wrong for making her work fourteen hours a day. I knew the contract required her to be healthy and rested. I was risking the exact thing I hired her t