Touched by the Billionaire, Owned by the Devil
"Bad day?"
"Not exactly." That meant yes, and he leaned back instead of arguing. The silence that followed wasn't uncomfortable. Elias had become good at sitting with me without turning every quiet moment into a question.
The small silver bookmark rested beside the folder, catching the dining-room light. It was nothing expensive or particularly remarkable, just a tiny engraved star near the top. He'd found it because I'd complained about folding the corners of books whenever I was too distracted to find a bookmark. I'd laughed when he'd given it to me, and he'd insisted it was necessary because I kept destroying books. I didn't destroy them, I folded the pages, which was different. He said i