522 Seeing Double

(Winona)

Lisa's body is sprawled awkwardly on the sleek office floor, and my heart nearly stops as I drop to my knees beside her.

"I'm Logan Bennett." The sound of Logan's voice, Lance's voice, steady but sharp, slices through the haze of my panic.

I glance up at him. Neater haircut, lesser designer suit, but that is Lance Collins right there.

What the actual fuck is going on? No wonder she collapsed.

"I'm calling 911," he says, his phone already to his ear. "St James Hospital is close."

"Lisa!" I whisper, shaking her gently. Her skin feels clammy, her breathing shallow but steady. "Come on, Lis, wake up." I turn her over to the recovery position. She is breathing but she isn't waking up. Logan lowers his phone. "Paramedics are on the way." His gaze flickers between Lisa and me, worry etched into his expression. "Is she...?"

"She's breathing," I say. "But she's not waking up."

Logan crouches down, his movements deliberate and calm, and for a moment, his presence reminds me so much of Lance that my stomach knots. But then he speaks, his tone softer than Lance's. "Should we move her? Or leave her here?" He brushes the hair off her face in such a gentle way.

"Leave her," I reply, across from him. "We don't want to risk making anything worse."

He nods as he makes eye contact. I almost faint because his eyes are just the same, but there's something else in his eyes-a vulnerability Lance never allowed.

For all his jokes and charm, Lance had walls, emotional barriers he rarely let anyone behind. But Logan... Logan's concern isn't masked. It's raw, unfiltered, and it throws me off balance.

I glance back at Lisa. "She's probably just fainted from stress. This isn't her scene. She's more suited to running from the paparazzi than running into a boardroom."

Logan almost smiles, a faint twitch of his lips. "She didn't seem too thrilled to be here."

"That's putting it mildly." My voice wavers, and I hate how unsteady I sound. I take a deep breath and focus on Lisa, softly rubbing her hand.

The distant sound of sirens grows louder, and relief floods my chest. "They're almost here," I say, more to myself than to Logan.

giving the paramedics room as they burst through the doors. They move with practiced efficiency, asking questions and checking Lisa's

too, folding my arms tightly across my chest, feeling more rattled than I want to admit. "Her name is Lisa Forbes. All her ID and insurance is in her purse." I hand over Lisa's bag. "Thank you. Has she any conditions you're

fluids as soon

hands tucked into his pockets. He's watching Lisa, his brow furrowed, and there's that vulnerability again-a softness that tugs

he asks, his voice low. "I'm so sorry

blood pressure is low,"

explain where they're

just the next block over.

wheel her out, I glance at Logan. "I have a few minutes; do

course," he says, his tone

""Who are you?"

about me?" His question catches me off guard, and the rawness in his voice strikes a chord. "Were you

for friends since high school, same as Lisa and my husband Jayden

I'm Lance's twin. He found me a year

big on sharing his secrets.

a hand through his neatly styled hair. "I didn't know about him or that I was adopted until he found me. We were

Lance," I say with a small smile. "Keeping something like this to himself, a grand joke revealed at the perfect time. He was full of

this time it's a bittersweet smile.

conservative haircut, the cheaper suit, the way he carries himself with a quiet confidence that's less swagger. "You look

that a good

"He was... Lance. Irreverent, infuriating, but brilliant. You're softer. More..." I

is faint but genuine. "I'll take

you get here? To be CEO of the charities. We didn't even know

same talent as him with numbers and he was right. I love crunching

""Yes."

she was meeting

wanted her as CEO. He said she was perfect for the job. He set up the paperwork before he went

plan. Of course, he'd set this up. He couldn't give Lisa the part of himself she needed most. I've no doubt that's

sounds like him," I

she was... close to

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