Chapter 48
A few days had passed since their last encounter–and since the dream that had left Cassie shaken and unsettled, she had not seen Ashton even once.
His absence brought her a sense of relief, as though distance could dull the intensity of what her mind had conjured. She had no idea how she would face him again.
The very thought of that dream–of how vivid, how intimate it had felt–was enough to send heat/ rushing to her face.
Embarrassment curled tightly in her chest, followed swiftly by confusion. It hadn’t just been desire, that lingered, but a sense of familiarity she couldn’t explain, as though her subconscious knew something she did not.
Still, peace could only last so long.
Today, she would set foot inside Knowles Corporation.
Her heart thundered with a strange mix of dread and anticipation as the realization settled in. She wasn’t there for business–Drie would handle every negotiation. Her presence wasn’t required, nor expected.
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