WHISPERS IN THE SHADOW

Tower, her footfall reverberated. One thing had been abundantly clear as a result of the meeting: she was no longer in charge. Every single

ntered by the time she reached the street was all she had ever known. The light air she encountered by the time she reached the street was a welcome sight. With her attention wandering to the sparkling windo

e as she made her way toward the metro.

versation with me. I beg you:

sigh thereafter. Melanie had been her rock during the most difficult of tim

ate setting, which had once seemed like a safe haven, now appeared to be suffocating. The stack of overdue b

She attempted to understand the hidden connotations within the neatly typed lines, but the legal language became unclear to her. Her thoughts kept going ba

"Failure is not an option."The fact that it was

g when she awoke. She tried to answer it while still cov

osite side, holding an envelope that has th

Ms. Collins," he said, p

ourier had departed, she ripped it open, uncovering a ha

he gallery will be open at exactly ten o'c

displeasure to run through her, she managed to brush it asid

e had previously known seemed unfamiliar to her. By the time the renovations were finished, scaffolding had already been inst

n impeccable black suit. The instant that his eyes met hers, Sarah felt the same surg

as he remarked, "Good, you're he

she did not possess, she crossed her arms. "I did

tly. "Ms. Collins, the agreement encompasses

e began to outline the ambitious modifications he had in mind for the gallery

pinions. It hurt her to think the gallery could disa

y as she stated, "This is not w

ed this gallery's best interests, right? Ms. Collins, sentimental

h her. "I'm not going to let you

ng to intimidate you, Ms. Collins. I am constructing. You have the opti

her sides, she did not utter a single word. He w

ane. Even though his ideas were bold, they began to take shape in her mind. She hated

e lingering on her for an insufficient amount of time. The manner in which he spoke to her caused his vo

d reached her emotional limit. Vane, on the other hand,

ings, he approached her with a loo

lope and added, "One more

ded an invitation to an exclusive art display

"You will be atte

ow deepened as she ga

ances, Ms. Collins. Additionally, this is the next s

than he was saying, despite hi

nd slipped the invitat

npleasant knowledge about the guy who suddenly held such a signif

ngled she had gotten in Vane Russell's web as t