The rest of the day dragged. Meetings blurred into more meetings, and I stayed glued to Lucian’s side like he asked. Every time I spotted his security man in the grey coat, I felt a mix of relief and annoyance. By the time we finally made it back to the suite, the sun had set hours ago and my nerves were shot.
Lucian locked the door behind us and shrugged off his jacket. “Evelyn’s meeting got pushed. She’ll reach out when it’s safe.”
“Of course she did.” I dropped onto the couch and kicked my shoes off. “I’m tired of waiting, Lucian.”
He poured two glasses of water and handed me one before sitting across from me. “I know. But pushing too hard right now could make things worse for her.”
I sipped the water and studied him. He had loosened his tie again and rolled up his sleeves. The same
