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I spin around. Elise is standing at a table with her team, beckoning me over.

“Would you like to join us?” she says. “I’m just telling everyone how much help you were in Italy.”

I nod, some of the pressure in my chest lifting as I make my way towards them.

Not alone, but I must remember that connections make me vulnerable.

CHAPTER 29

ALEX

Istare at my schedule.

What the…

“Brooke, get in here,” I all but shout down the phone.

There is a brief knock before the door opens.

“What the hell is this?” I ask, motioning to my computer.

She wrinkles her nose in a way that makes me want to pull her closer and kiss it smooth.

Bloody hell, this woman has really got under my skin.

My attraction to her has been even worse since her heartfelt apology. What I really wanted to say was, ‘If that was a kiss, then you’ve got a lot to learn. If I had kissed you, you wouldn’t have questioned it.’

But despite what my body wants, that is never going to happen. A relationship with Brooke is off the cards!

“This…” I say again, my frustration rising.

She moves towards my desk, her eyes locking on my screen.

“Oh, that. I rearranged your schedule.”

“You what?”

“Rearranged your schedule. You’re working too many hours, eating lunch at your desk and leaving late. It’s not healthy.”

I stare at her, clenching my jaw.

Who the hell does she think she is?

“So, this is how you spent your free time?”

She shrugs. “Just take a look at it,” she says, crossing her arms over her chest, looking down at me.

“I didn’t ask for this.”

“No, you didn’t, but your current schedule is running you ragged.”

“My current schedule?”

I open and close my mouth.

She’s not wrong but⁠—

“Who the hell do you think you are? You’re not my mother. You’re my fucking PA.”