Frozen, she dared not twitch a muscle.
A mixture of disbelief and surprise flickered in her wide glistening eyes.
Trapped in his embrace, she always keenly aware of his body's reaction pressing against his.
Wait.....
The moments she registered the nature of his pressing urgency , her cheeks burned with a fierce blush.
She remained motionless.
Rainer held her gaze for a charged moment before finally grabbing the phone, his movement fluid and decisive.
His subordinate's voice crackled through the speakers. "Mr. Stuart, there's an urgent meeting this morning."
"Got, it." Rainer responded, his voice a low steady hum, "I'll be there shortly."
Despite the calm in his voice, his embrace tightened around Willow, betraying his inner turmoil with an intense , almost overpowering closeness.
