She thought about sitting in a chair on the other side of his desk in order to feel safer, but quickly pushed it away. If she really wanted him on her side and to pledge his own sort of loyalty to her, she couldn't let there be any space between them. Perching on the edge of his desk only centimeters from him, she didn't miss how his eyes raked over her entire body. She had to suppress a shudder. He didn't need to see that she was afraid.