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her head, she was in a state of frantic. Every conversation with Damon left her feeling as though she had walked through fire. He tended to challenge her, to prod her

ng inside. A tiny voice at the back of her head told her that she had no idea what she was getting herself into in

nner in which Damon had provoked her, how his eyes had met her, holding her for a moment longer than was proper. She despis

her posture, pushing aside the simmering frustration. Today wasn't about him. She had come to make sure the new acquisition

. Ava slowly walked down the corridor, her pulse rate increasing gradually with every passing moment. The doo

rs steepled, as if he'd been waiting for her. He looked at her the moment she enter

aid, in a non-confron

before the call with the investors." Her tone was professional and cool, bu

movements, sharp and calculated as if he was trying to read every thought in her mind. She hated t

s voice cutting through the silence. "Everything is

on his desk with a gentle click and then opened them up. "I noticed that there is a differen

his eyes narrowing. "I accounte

or the full scope. If we proceed without a

n words. Damon glared at her, but she did not look away from his eyes. It was not

s tone low. "You're conf

ad devoted a lot of time analyzing the data and

les, his eyes reading through the pages on the paper. The only thing that could be heard in the room was the rustl

face was less hostile, but his eyes

id not know what to say. Damon Blackwood never admitted to being

prise behind the corporate demeanor. "Then

han necessary. But there was more to his look than the business, there was s

to walk away, Damon c

pping the door frame, but sh

tle now, almost... worried. "There a

er what game Damon was playing, she could not allow herself to be enmeshed in it. She had her dre

t the rail of the penthouse balcony with his dark blond hair flying in the cool night. The li

f his sources. The pieces were finally falling into place. Damon Blackwood's

shift in the center, and that chan

y and deliberately before walking away. Let Damon and Ava play t