DOMINIC
I kissed her because I needed to feel something other than fear.
But that came later.
First, the lockdown. Security sealed every exit, every stairwell. Nobody in, nobody out until they swept the entire building floor by floor. Standard protocol for a breach.
Which meant Maya and I were trapped in my office.
She paced, back and forth across the carpet, arms wrapped around herself. The red emergency lights cast strange shadows across her face.
"How long?" she asked.
"Could be hours."
"Great." She laughed, but it sounded sharp. Broken.
"Just great."
I pulled two bottles of water from the mini fridge and handed her one. Our fingers brushed. She pulled back like I'd burned her.
We sat on opposite ends of the couch. The silence stretched thin between us.
"Tell me about the fi
