One Dare Too Far — Episode 10

He never deserved you. next time you need someone his voice dropped lower call me first before i could lucian slid a cup across the desk hot chocolate i blinked i i didn't order this i know i looked up slowly you have low blood sugar i froze how do you know that lucian paused while flipping

Flipping through documents. You fancied in the library sophomore year. My chest tightened. The campus doctor mentioned it.

Even Noah forgot that. Lucian remembered. He tapped the file in front of me. Analyze page one.

I forced myself to focus. These are real acquisition files. I flipped another page faster. Lucian, this is confidential Blackthorn Capital data.

Why are you showing this to student? I'm a student. I'm a student. I'm a student. Lucian leaned back in his chair calmly. Other students?

His eyes met mine. No. Then? You can handle it.

I lowered my head quickly and flipped through the files, pretending to focus. Lucian watched me for a moment, then said You're avoiding me? I'm not. Really?

He stood up, then walked toward me. I could feel the warmth of his body behind me. Lucien leaned down beside my chair, one hand braced against the desk. His finger pointed lightly at a line in the report near my shoulder.