Chapter 40. Unplanned Dinner Outing

Taya's POV

Fortunately, the dizziness came and went quickly, and I soon recovered.

When I was about to get up to go to the bathroom, I saw Griffon standing at the elevator doors. He looked as gorgeous as he always did. The lights seemed to shine on his muscular frame, giving the appearance of a halo around him—which was laughable, thinking of Alpha Knight as someone deserving of a halo.

He seemed to have been standing there for a while.

Nerves shot through me when I saw him. Sure, I’d known he was going to be there, but I’d thought I would be able to avoid him. I still could. Just as I was looking around to make my exit strategy, he strode toward me, his long strides quickly eating up the space between us.

There was no way for me to avoid him. I could only hold my purse tightly and quickly turn my back to him.

It was as though his mere presence thickened the air surrounding us. I was a little out of breath, and my grip on my purse