- ALEX (ELISE)
"Hey, Jones! Catch!"
I rounded the corner of the third floor just in time to see a heavy, leatherbound folder flying straight toward my face. It was Marcus, one of the senior project managers, a loud, obnoxious Delta wolf who thought team-building meant throwing things at the interns.
Instinct took over. I caught the folder with one hand, the heavy cardboard snapping against my palm. But the sudden twist of my torso sent a sharp, stabbing cramp right through my abdomen.
I choked back a groan, dropping the folder onto a nearby cubicle desk and pressing my arm flat against my stomach.
"You good, man?" Marcus asked, leaning over his partition with a stupid grin. "You look like you just swallowed a silver bullet."
"Fine," I grunted, my voice tighter than I wanted. "Just...
