From Ashes to Love

on her like a vice. She stood frozen, her fingers gripping the edge of her desk as she read th

k to one name

m her key suppliers into breaking their contracts, leaving her company scrambling to find alternatives at the last min

wasn't just business. It

, the condescending amusement whenever she pushed back against him. He had been waitin

underesti

office, ignoring the worried glances from her assistant. There w

going to

ace with

o his office slammed open. He barely had time to look up before E

g on his lips. "I see you've finally decide

d onto his desk. "Yo

"I don't know what y

furious bursts. "I know it was you. My suppliers wouldn't have backed out unless some

siness is business, Elara. If your deals are so fragile that a littl

off the desk. "Yo

slowly. "Oh, sweetheart,

close now-

ck, suffocating. Elara could feel her pulse hammering, whethe

e for too long," she seethed,

step forward. Del

he countered, his voice smooth but lethal.

lenched.

ped like a wire

and grabbed her wri

tricity that shot up her arm at the contact. The air between them thickened,

," she g

ment, he

she hated that her body betrayed her an

ee, stepping back. The loss of contact was jarri

face. "Careful, Elara. If I didn't know bette

e door. "Enjoy this little victory, Damien," she threw over her shoulder. "

away, her heels clicking

n't loo

ara sat across from an older man in a crisp suit-the

hands on the table. "What do you have

lips curving into a s

g he think