Richie had been too excited to meet his boss after her divorce. They decided to give her a few days of rest and after that, drag her back to work. They were glad she was finally free from the endless torment of Alanis Hamilton, but what none of them had anticipated was the intimidating presence of Alanis Hamilton himself, standing in the Blackwood mansion as though he belonged there.
From the moment Richie laid eyes on him, an uneasy tension settled in his chest. Alanis wasn't just the powerful figure the media portrayed. In-person, he radiated a cold, dangerous energy that sent a silent warning to anyone who dared cross him. His commanding aura and chiseled frame made Richie acutely aware of the stark contrast between them.
The Alanis before him wasn't the composed businessman the tabloids loved to dissect, he was something else entirely.