Chapter 23
About two weeks had gone by into William and I's little arrangement. And to be frank, things were going quite seamlessly.
We had mastered the art of balancing high-stakes corporate work with our "extracurricular" activities, and the gears were turning with surprising precision. We were perfect at concealing what we had going on; we moved through the office like two celestial bodies in separate orbits, careful never to let our shadows touch while anyone was watching.
William, as we all knew, was already a master of masks. It was no hassle at all for him to slip into the role of the cutthroat, untouchable CEO the second he stepped out of his office. I, myself, had picked up a few tricks from my lovely employer. I learned how to keep my back straight, my voice steady, and my gaze neutral even when my skin was still humming from the touch of his hands an hour prior.
Frankly, it was the knowledge of it all that made it so heavy.
