the CEO's office. Her sensible, low-heeled shoes made absolutely no so
mountain of legal docum
h the board. Have the quarterly reports on my desk in twenty mi
to a monotonous, robotic drone. She repeated his instructions
heer efficiency caught him off guard. He finally
es of her glasses hid the upper half of her face. Carlisle s
k," Carlisle commanded, di
She entered the private executive pantr
bmissive posture vanished. Her spine
k roast beans. As the machine whirred, her mind violently flashed back to t
pulled out a tiny, clear glass vial. Inside was a high
a mild allergy to almonds. It would not kill him. But i
remor in her hand, she let three drops of the clear liquid fall into the da
saucer. She walked back into the offi
hand. She immediately took a large step back
up. He took a long sip w
ed together. He tasted a faint, strang
ered a frantic rhythm against her ribs, but h
inutes
silk tie loose. His breathing hitched, turning into a harsh, wet wheeze.
s knees buckled, and he crashed back into his heavy leather chair. His arm knockedher eyes and let her mouth fall
itching her voice high with fake terror. Deep inside,
ick, angry hives were rapidly spreading up his neck. He opened his mouth,
erted by the crash. He took one look at C
ll phone from his po
ramedics rushed onto the top floor with a stretcher. They strapp
ng at Chloe. "You are his sec
ping her head down to hide th
e harsh fluorescent lights beat down on them. A paramedic slapped an oxygen mask
injected a massive dose of epineph
ng eased. The heart monito
s eyes sn
gh the small, chaotic space and locked direct
l morning. The only thing he consumed was the co
ak. The drugs and the shock left his muscles weak. He cou
al wall of the ambulance. She wrapped her arms around her knees and began to vi
ing them all forward. They had arrived at
anked the stretcher out, breaking the inte
tretcher as they rushed Carlisle into the trauma room. Sh
room floor. He spun aroun
his coffee?" Miller demande
ar spilled over her lower li
olently. "I swear! I just used the beans in th
hands, the picture of a t
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