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My best friend has fallen off the face of the planet.
And my grumpy boss is…
Less grumpy than I expected.
Just the thought of Sazuki makes my heart speed up. If I close my eyes, I can see him. Standing in that sharp, princely way of his, legs longer than a tree, eyes boring into me with dangerous intensity.
When he gathered my hair in Adam Harrison’s lab, I had the unbearable urge to ask him to never stop touching me. To keep running his fingers through my hair, down my arms and anywhere else he wanted.
Dangerous thoughts.
Even more dangerous?
The connection I felt in the restaurant. I haven’t had that kind of chemistry with anyone. Ever. The fact that it’s withSazukiof all people is unbelievably irritating.
Especially when I think about the phone call.
Niko’s mother.
His wife.
Or ex-wife.
Whatever the relationship is, she’s still in his life. Still in Niko’s life.
I’mthe intruder.
I don’t know what I was thinking. That we could be more than just boss and employee? That we could be friends?
Ridiculous.
Sazuki is so powerful, so larger than life, that he briefly eclipsed reality. But the cold, hard truth is starting to pierce through the haze.
The connection between us is only in my head.
Sazuki doesn’t care about me. He doesn’t care about anything but his daughter.
He’s bossy.
Grouchy.
Reticent.
He barely sees me as worthy enough to touch his piano. To him, I’m just a flighty, naive, strong-willed college student he can push around at his convenience.
Well, screw him.
I’ll do my job, earn my credits for graduation and try to find a way to keep in touch with Niko while forgetting her dad exists.
My phone buzzes during the lecture.
Hadyn: Van’s not feeling too well right now. I’ve got an idea to cheer her up, but I’ll need your help.
Me: Anything.
Hadyn: I’ll discuss the details soon.
I turn the phone face-down, lost in my thoughts.
