halt between the forty-fou

mmed into low emergency mode. A mechanical groan echoed through the shaft

nd pressed the emerg

ea

ly with his hands in his coat pockets, eyes lifting to mee

ou do?" Ele

sed a br

ing crashes. The servers crash. And now the ele

me," he said dryly, "I'd at

ing her arms. "Don'

lights the only sound between them. The space was small, just enough for six

e's working on t

y watch to the mainframe before the panel went dead. Security should have a pi

ing this," El

dustries. Top of the tech world.

yes. "Careful. I'm

He gave a small smirk. "We're

a retort. And partially because, to her annoyance, that s

way someone might study a sculpture they weren

fter a beat, "you're

brow. "What d

ead. Cold, perfect, untouchable." He shrugged

red at hi

posed to be a

tly. "Wasn't mean

the elevator again, and Elena lost her balanc

ds at her waist, holding her steady.

ric of his shirt. His heart beat

at her, his face mere inches from her

ion of a second

mething unprofessional

uptly, straightening

" she said firmly, tu

her, his voice low, amused

ator jolted back to life

ecutive floor, Elena stepped

still pressed lightly against his