Chapter 83

Sienna

I was halfway through the reports I’d been meaning to finalize when my phone vibrated across the desk. I frowned in confusion before taking a glance at it. No one ever bothered calling me, and for a moment, I feared that something might have happened to Isla.

However, the name flashing on the screen made my heart stutter.

Damon…

I eyed it warily for a second before picking up, already knowing what kind of mood he was in today by the time he opened his mouth. The last thing that I wanted, especially today, was for him to be outside the office again.

This picking up and lunch thing was not in my bucket list when it came to being around him, and knowing that he could put me in that situation, I found myself growing weary of what was to come.

“Tell me you’re not outside my building,” I said, skipping the greeting. “I am not going to skip work for another one of your play dates.”

There was a short pause, then his low, smug voice cam