I grabbed my keys and ran. I didn’t even know where, I just needed to move, to breathe, to think. Adrian’s message replayed in my head like a threat I couldn’t mute. “Did you like your gift?” Was Victor the gift? Was my firing just a warm-up? My pulse raced. Whatever this was, it wasn’t over. Not by a long shot. All i did was have a one night stand so why was my whole world shattered this way, am I the only woman in the world who has had a one-night stand in the world? Was I really that naive? Or was this the price for touching someone like Adrian Blackwell? I sped down the street, headlights cutting through the night. My phone buzzed again. I didn’t want to look, but the thought that it would probably be sarah consumed me so I went ahead to read the message I love the look on your

