Title: Office Wars: Love Under Fire

with revisions. The night had been long, her sleep brief, but she was prepared. Forty-eigh

mined to get ahead before anyone else arrived.

is phone in the other. His tie was slightly loosened, his jacket draped over the back of his c

ain," he

as she walked to the other end of the ta

etting his phone down.

blanket. Evelyn wasn't sure if it was the exhaustion or the memory of the

first. "You've made adju

plied, sliding a copy across the table toward him. "I th

ing precision. Evelyn tried not to fidget under his scrutiny, but the

looked up.

inked.

he clarified, his lips c

though she masked it with a curt no

sho

her usual air of authority. Her eyes darted be

g," she said, her tone la

g back in his chair. "Evelyn was just walkin

second before she recovered. "I'm sure they are.

confidence, countering every question and challenge with clear, concise answers. Lucas watched her the entire

m and asked Evelyn to stay behind that she

said as soon as the door clo

ng her papers. "They weren't going

t his eyes sharp. You'll find that happens a lot in th

nowledgment of her abilities. It unsettled her, mo

ng I did well?" she asked

u don't need me to tell y

it also felt like a challenge. Evelyn met his g

said, But it would

ween them felt charged with something unspoken. Then

lyn, he said, his tone so

f she'd imagined the shift in his demeanor or if he really