ian'

lly the queen

ged, sidestepped, and outright avoided any form

unknowingly

slapped in the face with reality when I walked into the office Monday

ain from my face so fas

cat and mouse, except in this case, the cat had no idea

needed a report delivered to the CEO, I c

ce, please. Linda just started to work on a report." He

rrand." I quickly put my phone against my ear and

lite smile his way a

nough, there was another paper report that needed to be de

nother

ng me blisters, ca

s point, my bo

g down with something, I

get suspicious. But,

suspicious

e I had done

ts, meeting in a club, acti

ne all that thinking I'd

no

. And not in a good way. In a way that I want to go back to that night whe

dn't risk f

rcing gaze locked onto mine again, threateni

pt avoi

l to

ld have it, my luck w

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me way it had the

quarterly report from my manag

e report said and it

ue, Janet, flashing my

drop this off in the

a hand, cutt

pe.

anet get so brave? She used t

but this is the fourth time this week you've asked me to take something up

to protest, to lie

grabbed her purse and

walking out the door and lea

down at the repo

it, heart hammering as I

lf, my manager would start asking questions. A

s and forced myself to move. Each step toward

ulse was pounding so hard it echoed in

nd, hesitated,

his deep, author

pushing the

ere he

one hand resting against his t

rolled up to his forearms, his tie loose

a pro

prob

out was how that same man had be

nt his eyes met mine, the

ecognition... amusement? I couldn't tell. But, I

alysis from f

didn't t

in his chair, his sharp

think you didn't wo

ath ca

not

did. He was

ng a neutral expressi

rich, like he saw right through my

ding me, y

ach fli

d to con

on his desk and turned to lea

reach the door, "I

heart pounding as I

le, but there was something

u?" he

me. Because, I didn't know how to

at, deep down... I already knew th

I crave