Owen Carter My phone begins ringing and I quickly answer it in hope's of it being Madison. "Hello." "I refuse to work for you any longer. Either you step down for good or I leave." "Dominic? Are you okay? You sound funny? Why are you saying this?" "You heard what I said. I need your answer right now," he says. I place my hand over my face. "The position is yours," I say reluctantly. "How is she? Did you make sure she had everything she needed before you left?" There's a long moment of silence before he speaks. "We're still on our way. We'll be there in a couple hours." "What? She should have been there hours ago. We planned it all out," I say in confusion. "What happened?" "She's not yours to worry about anymore." "What the f**k is that supposed to mean?" I yell. "Exactly what I

