WILLIAM I gulped as I followed my stepmom out of the office, praying that she wasn't going to try to hurt me. Michael looked at me with worry when I closed the door behind me but I knew she wouldn't be able to hurt me here. Not in such a public space. “You smell like him.” I heard her say as she leaned against the railing and I swallowed, trying not to act like I was nervous or guilty. “Like who?” I asked, pretending not to know what she was talking about and she scoffed. “Don't play dumb with me. Has he been making advances on you?” She asked and I blinked, genuinely surprised by her question. “We stay in the same office, it's only normal if his cologne somehow mixes with mine. And no, he's not making advances on me, I don't like men.” I lied, and she stared at me for a moment, lik

