Smoke and Mirrors

NOLAN’S POV

I didn’t hear half of what was said during the meeting. Not because it wasn’t important, but because my attention was somewhere else entirely.

Piper.

She stood at the front of the room, confident, composed, completely in control of everything around her. Every word she spoke was clear, every explanation precise, and every movement effortless in a way that made it hard to look away.

She