The greatest decisions in life are sometimes not taken when we step forward, but rather when we choose to take one step back to salvage what remains.
For Valera Dawson, that harrowing night on the fiftieth floor was a harsh slap that awakened her to the fact that she was playing with fire with a demon clad in a luxury suit. Surrendering herself to Garrick Valentino’s obsession was equivalent to surrendering her neck to be slaughtered.
The following morning, Manhattan was greeted by the remnants of last night’s rain, which left behind a piercing chill. Valera did not show up on the executive floor. Instead of stepping out on the fiftieth floor to occupy her new work desk in the corner of the CEO’s room, Valera chose to press the button for the fifteenth floor, the corporate legal division
