Evaline:
I just stood there.
My gaze moved slowly from the woman standing confidently in front of the desk to the man behind it.
Celeste Renwyn looked exactly the same as she always did - perfectly composed, elegant, and beautiful in a way that drew attention the moment she walked into a room.
Her long dark hair fell over her shoulders like silk, and the red lipstick on her lips matched the sharp color of her manicured nails.
Her posture screamed confidence.
Possession.
Expectation.
But when my eyes shifted to River… I nearly blinked in surprise.
Because he looked like he would rather be anywhere else in the world right now.
His usual calm composure... the one he carried like armor everywhere... was gone. Completely gone. His jaw was tight. His shoulders were stiff. And the look in his eyes…
It was pure displeasure.
I had never seen him so openly irritated by someone before.
