*mature content ahead*
Larissa stepped off the elevator and into the plush, marble-tiled hallway of the penthouse suite. The soft familiar hum of the elevator doors closing behind her seemed to echo through the empty space, leaving a faint sense of solitude in its wake. She took a deep breath, adjusting the strap of her bag on her shoulder, and approached the door to apartment 2001. It was a place she had been to countless times before, but tonight felt different. The anticipation of what lay beyond that heavy, polished wood was a thrumming beat in her chest.
Jasper answered the door almost immediately, a hint of surprise flashing across his handsome face, she arrived earlier than she said she would. His tie was loose, the top button of his shirt undone, revealing a tantalizing slice of
