Samantha

Samantha smoothed the front of her blazer in the passenger seat, glancing once more at the glass building ahead with Harper Construction etched across the doors. She told herself it was just an interview—an office assistant position, nothing more—but her pulse betrayed her. Inside, the scent of fresh coffee and sawdust mingled in a way that felt oddly comforting, like hard work and hope sharing the same space. When the elevator doors opened and she stepped onto the office floor, she had no idea that the man waiting on the other side of that interview desk wasn’t just deciding if she could manage schedules and paperwork. He was about to become the reason this job would change everything.