lo Vance out of the

sive double mahogany doors that gu

tured inside, and then quickly stepped

bright, the afternoon sun pouring

e oak desk, her legs crossed, casually twirling

n his leather chair,

ps, Kayson looked up. His eyes we

oice dropping to a soft, gentle register. "Go lie down i

dge of his desk and pr

d open with a soft hum, revealing the l

s lungs

n zone. In three years of marriage, she h

smirk. She slid off the desk, swaying her

. The office was sudden

down on his desk. The loud s

voice laced with ice. "Firing employees in the hallwa

ere was no fear in her ey

t of her blazer and pulled

desk and placed it ge

r voice completely flat. "Since the agreement

lenched tighter. He thought this was jus

he sneered, his eyes dark with cruelty. "Leave Log

, empty smile. "You're righ

clatter came from behind the bookshe

t a soft, di

is eyes. He lunged toward the hidden door, yell

f the high ceilings

ntire body

twisted the sound. Her brain, desperate and pa

r called her name with that

hit her like a

he crushed the last microscopic fragment of hope

his back as he ru

She kept her spine

he pushed the heavy mahogany doors open and walked out,