Ken paced around the room, his movements restless and uneven, his heart beating far too loudly in his chest.
This this was going to be a tense meeting.
It felt like he was standing on the edge of a cliff, waiting to see whether he would be pulled back to safety or pushed over entirely.
The last time he had tried to do this, it had not gone well. Not at all. He had been rejected before he could even explain fully himself, and after that everything in his life had seemed to unravel at once. One misfortune after another had followed, as though fate itself had decided to punish him.
Now he was being given a second chance.
And he was terrified of ruining it.
Bella stepped into the room quietly and paused by the doorway, watching him with open amusement. The sight of Ken Stuart, confident superstar unshakable leader, man who never backed down from anything reduced to a bundle of nerves was almost unbelievable.
