SILAS

I didn't bother with the intercom. I didn't have the patience. I just raised my voice, cutting through their little bubble of laughter. “Frank!”

He snapped his head up, looking startled as I stepped toward the door. “Change of plans. Postpone the meeting with Lee. I'm heading out.”

I stopped in my tracks, pointing at Maya as she watched me through the glass. “Maya, do not leave this office.”

Frank blinked, looking confused. “But boss, the policy... I thought we weren't allowed to eat at our desks? We always go to the cafeteria.”

I didn't care about the damn policy. I wrote it.

“Consider the rules suspended for today,”...