POV: Julian
Celeste brought his coffee at 6:15. Maya had always brought it at 6:08, seven minutes had never felt so long.
Julian was in the private elevator at 6:07 AM. When the doors opened on the 50th floor, the office was quiet. He walked to his office and passed her desk on the way.
Celeste was already there.
She was thirty-two, pretty in a neat, put-together way, with dark hair tied back and pearl earrings that looked like a graduation gift. Her desk was very tidy, her monitor was perfectly centered, and her pen holder was full.
She looked up when he approached.
"Good morning, Mr. Croft."
"Good morning."
He walked into his office, closed the door and stood at the window.
The coffee arrived at 6:15.
Celeste had been at Sterling for one full week.
She was good at her job and
