Chapter One
“Only a f*****g asshole like Shannon could imagine for one moment that we’d be able to do a brand new test without spending several days running trials and recalibrating the equipment,” said Naomi to her best friend Alison in the lunchroom at the scientific laboratory where they both worked.
The usual noisy chatter of the lunchroom had dropped to deathly silence as Naomi spoke, and now that hush was broken by multiple gasps, snorts and sniggers. Alison’s mouth was hanging wide open, her eyes filled with horror.
“What’s wrong?” asked Naomi. But Alison only rolled her eyes and worked her jaw until it finally closed.
“Would you care to retract that comment, Miss Hunter?”
“Oh s**t!” Naomi spun around and there in the doorway was Shannon himself. Mr. Shannon Charles, Head of th
