Dangerous Distraction

Vance POV

The heavy glass door clicked shut behind Zara. I let out a slow, controlled breath and dropped back into my leather office chair.

*She is doing so well.*

The thought slipped into my disciplined mind unbidden, settling there because it was an undeniable fact. We had just weathered a chaotic morning. We navigated through endless delayed board calls, a tedious legal addendum that needed