The next day, Christian decided to visit the office to stand on my behalf. He walked into my office and sat at my desk while I was at home attending to a community issue. Emily knocked at the door.

"Please come in. The door is open," Christian replied. She placed her hands on the door handles and opened it immediately. As she entered the office, her pleasant scent almost made Christian praise her, but he remembered she was a threat.

"Why are you here? I asked for the secretary, not you," he said.

Emily laughed. "Yes, I know I'm not needed here, but this was dropped off for us," she...