A Cruel Request

Avery

The office felt colder without Declan's attention. For a week after ending our arrangement, I'd seen him exactly twice, both times in passing, with barely a nod of acknowledgment. The professional distance I'd requested now stretched between us like an arctic wasteland.

I drummed my fingers on my desk, staring at his closed office door. He was in there, on a call. I could hear the low rumble