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Steve begrudgingly helps me into the car.
I press my face against the cool glass and curl my fingers into fists. I’m Adam’s executive assistant. I shield him from problems and the problems I can’t prevent, I fix.
He made a promise to his son and, to fulfil it, I have to be out of the way.
There’s no other option.
* * *
I’m at home,my feet tucked under me and my eyes on my laptop when I get a call from Adam.
“Can I see you?”
“Adam…”
“Please.”
I press the cell phone closer to my cheek, my heart aching. “Okay.”
There’s a knock on my door.
I glance up in shock. “Are you outside right now?”
“I am.”
My feet hit the floor and I barrel across the room. My heart is torn. I want to see Adam, and yet each step feels like I’m marching straight to the gallows.
No matter what Adam says, it won’t change my mind.
It won’t stop the inevitable.
The end of us.
I throw the door open. Adam’s standing on the other side, looking painfully handsome even with his hair mussed, his jaw tight, and his coffee-brown eyes full of anguish.
Knots tighten in my stomach.
“Come in,” I say hoarsely.
“I can’t do that.” His eyes burn into me.
“Why not?”
He frowns.
“Adam, we can’t have this conversation in the hallway. My neighbors—”
“If I take one step toward you, Nova, I’ll keep going and I’ll never stop.”
My heart squeezes like it’s caught in a vise.
His eyes drill into mine. “Is that what you want?”
I dig my fingers into the knob.
Adam smiles bitterly. “Thought so.”
I chew on my bottom lip. “Why are you here, Adam?”
