giant pillar of glass and steel. Amaris parked the Range
widened, a mix of shock and disgust on her face
, the whispers st
ly showed h
her standing ther
much pretti
, her eyes fixed forward. She
with Perry, Elijah's assistant. The man looked
he hallway. "He doesn't have time f
purse, pulled out the envelope she had written
at's my resignation. Effective imme
the envelope. Amaris walked
open. The r
oxes sat on the floor, haphazardly stuffed with her personal items-
ely. Not a single trace of he
her. It was a clean break. No lingering ties. Sh
toward the door b
nds, it exploded into a white-hot inferno. It felt like a han
er fingers. They hit the floor with a th
oke out across her forehead, soaking through her
pled on the floor, then at each other. They quickly looked away
er knees gave out completely. She hit the carpet,
n the floor of the office of
trong arms wrapped around her, lifting h
faint hint of antiseptic. It was a smell she was be
rough, stripped of its usual co
s from hers, his features tight with panic.
is grip bruisingly tight. He tur
all, his face pale. "Mr. Low
nt. He just threw a glare over his shoulder that made Pe
elevator, kicking the emergenc
, now!" he barked int
. He grabbed her hand, squeezing it so hard it hurt,
er forehead, his movements frantic, uncoordinated. He was murmuring
was fading, replaced by a heavy numbness. She could
warm hand gently brush the hair from her forehead, t
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