it a momen

a silver tray with a steaming cup of tea. She set

ng. "He runs our venture capital arm in New York. The pressure is immen

, the heat seeping into her frozen fingers. "

arp, searching. "I hope you don't have any se

needed this job. She wasn't going to

he front door. Arthur appeared with her

her smile back in place. "

leather. Classical music played softly from the speakers. The partit

her eyes. The adrenaline was fading, leaving her

ow was still falling, but inside the car, she was untouchable. I

ext from her roommate, Chloe

? Did you sla

a thumbs-up emoji. She didn't mention Da

holding a martini, leaning against a guy in a suit. The ba

chasing the next rich boyfriend.

outside her dorm. "Thank you," Joha

pulled away, the black car

iet. Too quiet. Chloe's bed was empty, which wasn'

ow. She was the studious one, the

out her phone

you? It's nasty

She called. It went

he library," Johana

s, and soaked her feet in a basin of hot water in

g the syllabus for Alistair Black. She spent two hours crafting a detailed, ten-page PDF. She outlined th

email, addressed to Ka

oe still wasn't home. And

Hazelle agai

. It wasn't like Hazelle to

herself, turning off the lamp.

aw Dalton Black's pale blue eyes, looking right through her. And the feeling of his co