doors were
he lobby in heels that had no business sprinti
ton just in time. The chrome doors je
reath, barely looking up. "Thanks, I-"
His sharp profile was carved like cold marble-jaw clenched, eyes unreadable behind steel-fr
t acknow
t to feel the frost in the air. Just as the doors began to close, a
's a
uy-sweaty, loud, and reeking of paint-stand
said to her, leering. "Tig
dismissive smile. She didn't want troub
't get
sweetheart? Bet you'd look e
pond, a sudden movem
he suit step
violent. It was precise. L
ator wall, a forearm pressing hard against his
in, and you'll leave in an a
r paled. "Alright, alr
pened on the fif
essing. Her mouth parted
r. He stepped out of the eleva
o glance.
t i
like a kicked beehive. Everyone wh
iend from accounting, whis
ris. New guy's a legend in corporate circles-cold as sin, never does interviews. Ghost-lev
ed an eyeb
the kind of gossip only fea
oed like a w
stomach
nce room-and locked eyes with the ma
e, he looked
nless. Un
dy regretted
The subject line read: "Department Change