Riley's POV 

The moment I step fully into the boardroom, everything explodes.

Chairs scrape loudly against the floor. Papers scatter. A few people actually jump up so fast their chairs fall backward. 

Some of them look like they want to bolt straight through the windows. One man stumbles into another. A woman gasps so loudly it echoes.

They stare at me like I am not supposed to exist.

Like I am a mistake.

Like I crawled out of the grave and walked straight into their meeting.

Before anyone can recover enough to run, I turn sharply and slam the door shut with all the strength I have left in me....