Chapter 12
Owen stood in front of the windows in his office, yet again staring out over the view. The sky, mountains and water offered shades of gray this morning. He’d come in early, not unusual for him. Ivy’s late night text message had caught him at a weak moment. Well, if he was being honest, anything to do with her made him weak. He’d had to find his own release last night, a purely practical matter. He’d awoken this morning, rock hard with need and Ivy on the brain. Refusing to give in again because he knew it wouldn’t satiate him, he’d showered and driven the short distance to the office.
He was restless and irritable and couldn’t stop looking through his door, wondering when he’d see her walking down the hallway. With a muttered curse, he turned away from the window and forced hi
