Grayson couldn't stop pacing. His thoughts were tangled with desire and frustration. He had watched Vivienne laugh and move freely with Julian, and something inside him snapped.
For a year, he had treated her as nothing more than a name on a contract, a requirement for business convenience. But now, seeing her this way, he realized how wrong he had been.
Every step she took, every smile she gave, pulled at something deep inside him—a craving he couldn't ignore. Grayson's mind screamed at him to act, but he stayed frozen, terrified of admitting what he truly felt.
The man who had once been indifferent now wanted her more than he could bear, and the thought of losing her made his chest tighten in ways he hadn't expected.