I refused to let the bizarre banter in the car dim my motivation. If anything, the friction between the three of us only made the air feel more electric, like a storm front moving in that promised to level everything in its path. I wanted Eryx to break, and I wanted Theon to stop playing gatekeeper to my pleasure.
By the time the elevator doors slid open at the top floor of the corporate headquarters, I was a woman on a mission.
However, the moment we stepped into the office, my jaw nearly hit the floor. The space was usually a sanctuary of minimalist glass and dark wood, but today it was a hive of activity. Several workmen were grunting as they shifted a massive, hand-carved mahogany desk into the corner opposite Eryx’s.
"We finished moving all your work files, sir," one of the men sa
