LORETTA

The office fell silent. Not quiet, silent

The kind of silence in spooky graveyards at night, I was pretty sure that if an office pin dropped to the floor, we all would be able to hear it

My eyes swept over the spacious expanses of the office, past the four men seated behind the large hardwood desk, dressed in clean, pressed expensive suits, and landed in Elion's murderous gaze

My lips curled upwards into a satisfied smile. He was angry, Good. Let him be angry, so am I!

For three seconds, no one spoke. I wasn't even sure if anyone breathed, and three seconds could be a very long...