or, casting long shadows across Eleonora's cubicle. She sat perfectly still i

e and laid it flat in the center of her desk. She placed t

ick-clack of high heels

move. She knew e

Without a knock, Seraphina stepped inside,

amed for attention. She held two Starbucks cups in her ha

s on the corner of the desk. "I brought you coffee. I wanted to apo

She crossed her arms over her che

" Eleonora said, her voice flat. "You knock

or a second before she poute

just assumed you wouldn't min

ffee cup closer, her eyes naturally fell onto th

ned the bold

ransfer Lett

y black. Her breathing stopped. The fake smile melted off

fingernails digging pain

ina demanded, her voic

in Seraphina's eyes. A cold, dark sat

he Montblanc pen. She tapped the gold

le preliminary legal arrangement Julian insisted on initiating l

hysical slap across the face. He

walls of the nearby executive offices. "He would never give you sh

orward, resting her forearms on the desk. Sh

" Eleonora la

e. With smooth, fluid strokes, she signe

n the thick paper was th

p of the document and spun it 180 degrees,

pping to a lethal whisper. "I am now a major sharehold

signature. Her chest heaved violently. The blo

ss the desk, her hands clawing wildly for

wn on the document, pinning it to the desk. With

th the hot Starbucks cu

d over. The l

directly onto the front of Se

her high heels catching on the carpet. She crashed hard into

gathered outside the cubicle, staring in shock at the

iation burned hotter than the coffee on her legs. Her facial muscl

a tissue from a box and elegantly wi

t Seraphina with

get out of my cubic

new she had lost this battle. She spun around, shoved her way thr

over with a roll of paper towels, looking

crashed, leaving her limbs feeling heavy and weak.

felt completely empty. She knew Seraph

5:30 PM, Eleono

buzzed. It

ng tired but incredibly gentle. "Let's go out for

cked drawer. She placed h

ecret left-the one growing inside her. She had given him chance after chance, and each time he

ftly. "I'll meet yo

t of the office, unaware that she w