he night burned completely out of control until the

mercy, thinking she was finally off the clock. Instead, Evan picked up the

ew more b

raight into the warm water of the over

f the night. She straightened the rumpled sheets, emptied the trash cans into a sealed bag, and slipped back to her standard staff room down the hall. With no ti

k call time with Director Hodge, she completel

e chimed. Evan tied his silk robe and opened the door to

een pushed back thirty minutes," Marcus reported, glanci

n in the van with Director Hodge," Marcus cor

e walked back into the bathroom to shave and changed into a crisp bespoke suit. Right over his Adam's apple sat a deep, distinct bite mark-left by his litt

Alexys sat tucked in the back corner seat. She pulled her thick dark hai

rich kids-chewed her gum loudly and leaned toward Bryn Talley. Bryn was a trust-fund baby whose family had connecti

a late-night snack around three in the morning. Walking past the front desk, I heard them takin

ntil nine last night. We're in an Aspen mountain resort. Where would he even find a

a scoffed, flattering Bryn while stirring the pot. "Though with

rner. "Alexys, weren't you the last one left in the suite shredding documents last ni

ft her eyelids, keepi

n the bare skin of Alexys's calves below her dark office skirt, w

ight wasn't you, was it?" Cinthia shrieked, lunging backward over the s

a fistful of Alexys's long hair, tryin

ac

struck the back of Cinthia's hand away with fu

rd. "If you don't have proof, go file a complaint with HR right now. Or bett

rage. "You're usually such a pushover, why are you blowing up t

doesn't mean I'm an easy target. Touch me w

d pulled Cinthia back into her seat. "Enough, Cinthia. Mr. Knight will be here an

toward the back corner. "Alexys, wh

skirt and delivered four words witho

itoes were everywhere. Besides, Bryn was certain that if a poor nobody like Alexys had actually sle