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Beneath the Unsaid

A Slow Burn Office Romance

By Courina BuchananPublished about a month ago 1 min read

A night of anonymity.
A kiss that ruined the rules.
A silence that changed everything.

Aliyah Berman lives by control. As a trusted executive assistant, she has mastered professionalism, distance, and restraint. Feelings don’t belong in boardrooms. Desire doesn’t belong in offices.

Until one night on a balcony with a stranger makes her forget every rule she’s ever lived by.

Days later, Lucien Larsson walks into her office as her new CEO.

The tension between them simmers beneath every professional exchange—glances held too long, words chosen too carefully, boundaries tested in silence. Aliyah refuses to crack. Lucien refuses to look away.

What neither of them expects is how deeply one night can echo… or how secrets have a way of surfacing when least expected.

LoveShort StoryYoung Adult

About the Creator

Courina Buchanan

✍🏽 New writer exploring all genres.
📖 My debut short romance Beneath the Unsaid is now available on Amazon.
👉 Read it here:

https://a.co/d/9XokxQ3

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