The Ceo's Secret Guard

the glass doors of MSG, this place that somehow managed to looked intimidating even on the sunniest day. To

e coffee and fresh-cut lilies from the lobby arrangements. While security guards nodded as she passed,

ierce's

d at her yesterday, sharp yet assessing, it was like he saw more than she wanted him to, or maybe it was because her entire presenc

as she made her way towards the executiv

unknown num

narch was supposed to have this phone

ice came through. "

mid-step. "W

the caller only needed to hear her voice

private elevator chimed. The doors slid open, and there he was, Damian Pierce, tall and immaculately dres

, but his eyes??those unreadable steel-g

orce a polite sm

didn't wait for her to agree b

hum of the machinery. Steph kept her gaze fixed on the floor

here... what

ays," sh

ost to himself. "And yet, you'

ead He's found

ed up. "Is tha

intest smile.

s office, a space with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the city, mini

edge of his desk with his arms folded. "Tell me some

off guard. "Well,

t's not a

d at what I do. And because Monarch

words. "You know, I've been in this game long enough t

her ears. "I'm not sure

rse you

glanced at the caller ID, frowned, then picked u

"Change of plans. I have to leave for a m

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notes, d

an's driver navigated slick streets while Damian scrolled through his phone, barely looking

watchi

s, Steph had shoved all of those thought aside. She slipped into

but Steph noticed something. Damian not only listened,he observed every twitch, he no

into the hallway, he aske

p of her bag as she answered "The

er, mildly impr

the Q4 projections. And the way the lead partner shuffled

into the faintest smi

decided to speak again. "I thin

d a brow.

ll, Miss Munroe is depends on w

n streaks against the rain-slicked glass. S

professionally. Her role was clear and simple,it was, she was to blend in, pr

ian Pierce would become more than just her assignment. And that? t