Chapter 248. Office Pleasure

Love’s POV

I couldn’t bring myself to meet his eyes. The weight in my chest was too heavy, too sharp, and the fear that had been simmering inside me since last night twisted painfully when he asked the question I’d been dreading.

I turned my face away, staring at the far wall of his office as though it might offer answers I didn’t have.

“I can’t either,” I said quietly.

The words felt fragile, like glass, and once spoken they echoed between us, making the room feel suddenly smaller.

“Since when, Love?” Ellis burst out, his voice sharp with alarm before he visibly forced himself to rein it in. He took a steadying breath, his jaw tightening as he struggled to maintain control. “Since when?”

“Last night,” I replied, my voice trembling despite my ef