16| Building walls.

The following morning, when Reese resumed work, the first place her legs led her to was Axel’s office.

She needed to see his well-sculpted face first before she could go on with her day’s work.

Seeing his well-sculpted face would help her work efficiently.

She stood in front of his door and straightened her knee-length black skirt before knocking on the door.

"Who is it?" Axel asked.

"Uhm— Reese."

"Come in," he said.

Slowly, she placed her hand on the door knob and opened the door.

Axel was sitting behind his desk, and as expected, he looked breathtaking in his well tailored black suit.

The sight of him made memories of last night flood back to her, recalling the feel of his magical fingers in between her legs.

"What are you doing here?" he asked.

"Uhm, good morning." Reese said.

"Good morning, Ms. McBride." Axel said. He didn’t bother to look up. "You still haven’t responded to my question. Why are you here?"

She narrowed her eyes as she stared at him, wondering if he was the same man