Chapter 12

I run to my office, and lock the door, I squat onto the floor and sit for a while trying to control my sobs. I never thought that I would see him again.

I need to get away, and I need to cancel this arrangement if he works for Salkton industries. I cannot risk my life. I hear a knock on the door, and I refrain from answering it. My secretary is knocking frantically, asking if I am okay.

I hear Mr. Salkton in the hallway, he sounds livid, he is demanding to know what happened, and why I ran from the room like I was being attacked after meeting Mark. I hear him growling at Mark, the bastard is silent, not saying a word. What could he possibly say? I knew her in college and tried to murder her in a barn in the middle of nowhere. Yeah, that would go down well.

I do my best to dry my tears and I request my secretary to call my friend Tiffany. She was my best friend in college, and the first friend I had after moving here. Tiffany would remember Mark; she will help me like she did last t