With a faint buzzing sound, a digital copy was generated. She added it as an attachment, wrote a new email, and sent it to the priva

f comfort. Just then, a commotion came from the hallway-laughter,

the office door was push

is custom trousers, carrying the posture of a monarch inspecting the t

ome personnel changes. To familiarize Sienna with the family

g her a grand gift-a punishm

pped forward, stretched out her perfectly trimmed hand, her voice filled with f

and cautiously swept over Siena's clothing-from the overly short hem to the suffoc

the company. "He tried to exercise his authority as a fiancé-even

room. She circled around the desk, moving smoothly and naturally. She stopped directly in front of S

alm. "First, your skirt. It's two inches shorter than the workplace norms on Wall Street. Sec

ked to Brad for help, her eyes immediately brimm

..," Brad stepped forward,

urned and picked up the 500-page binder-a due diligence report

ch heavier than it looks. Sienna staggered backward, her de

ry financial record in this report with the records on our secure server

the pile of documents in her arms, her eyes fu

r of Chloe's mouth. "Then consider this yo

oser, his voice lowered into a stern whis

u interfering with the operations and management of my department? I think the boar

ority, or else it would seem biased and disrupt key projects. His carefull

his teeth

. "Miss Pennington, your workstation is in

lutching the heavy binder. The entire department followed her gaze-

loe, his eyes full of vicious threat. "You will p

was flat. "It's efficiency. Now, if you

rushed out, and sl

ienna clumsily tried to put the loose-leaf folder on

need to set temporary restrictions on my new assistant Sienna Pennington's terminal-banning all external network a

Manhattan's streets. The phone vibrated - a text message from an unknown number, a bunch

n ancient St. Christopher's Medal, hanging from a silver chain. Time had worn it smooth and roun

t a familiar weight. She gripped it tightly, dra

was just