Blood and Desire

cole sat at her desk, fingers flying over the keyboard as she reviewed the latest financial reports

-as always-he had dumped it on her last minute, then disappeared. And, as alwa

bottom corner of her screen. 11:48 AM. Barely h

echoed throug

rating voice sliced

jaw before lookin

arms crossed, eyes narrowing as he scanned the room. He

meone was u

th and stood, smoothing

, Da

, a file in hand, wav

ed report?" He dropped the file

d. She knew for a fact

checke

ps together. "What

your sloppy work before I sent it upstairs? Maybe the fact that if you were

no one spoke. No one e

thing exactly the way it was supposed to be done. If the

ching you screw it up again? Maybe if you weren't so

lood

ly reason this depar

ongue. She couldn't afford to lose this jo

od," she

eased with himself

t one," he called over his

breath and slumped in

brated again

ced at t

s Primary

d. That was her

rabbed her phon

el

esponded. "Good aftern

spea

"We need to discuss you

omach

re a little late, but I just need

If the fees aren't paid by the end of the week, you

heart p

ek? That was

st need a little more time. She's in Gr

is school policy. I'm afraid t

ine c

had h

n, the words ech

chool. She worked so hard. And now, she was about to

ose in h

e every week, sacrificed sleep, sk

d rent, utilities, and the

as noth

She felt trapped, like she was suffoca

pers shuffled, keyboards clack

d as she placed h

ded a m

way

s running