CHAPTER 15

Back at home, Emily replayed the scene again and again. The stranger's eyes. His hands. The safety she felt—even for just a moment.

She shook her head. "Stop it," she whispered. "He's just a kind man."

But the way he looked at her…

She turned toward the small desk Lara had set up and began preparing for the interview. She ironed her only formal blouse, reviewed her speaking points, and practiced a few polite responses.

She didn't know yet that the man who saved her… was the very same man she'd be serving coffee and meals to in two days' time.

Zayn Callahan. The CEO.

And her unexpected beginning.