Chapter 3

In that instant, it felt like the air had frozen.

On my phone screen, Alex's message lay there: [Come to my office now.] Short and dripping with menace.

My hands shook as I clutched the phone. This didn't feel like heading into an office—it felt like walking onto the chopping block.

In my head, I scrambled for excuses. Truth or Dare? Sent to the wrong person? My phone must be hacked? None of them made a lick of sense.

Finally, with a heart heavy as if I were going to a funeral, I shuffled over to the CEO's office. I…