Chapter 84

Sienna

I stood frozen just inside the doorway of the conference room, every instinct in me screaming for me to turn around and walk right back out. But I couldn’t. Not with Giovanni’s eyes locked on mine.

“Please,” he said smoothly, gesturing to the seat across from him. “Don’t let me interrupt your work day. But I do believe that you should have known that the two of us have been scheduled a meeting.”

I clenched my fists to steady the slight tremble in them and slowly walked toward the table. My heels echoed a little too loudly in the suddenly suffocating silence of the room. I did my best to remain calm despite my racing heart. I did my best not to show him that I was frightened, but I knew that he could read. Through my gaze, I knew that he could read. My body language. And to make matters worse, he could hear my heartbeat.

The other chairs were empty. It was just him and me. I studied his expression for a moment and I could tell that he was looking