Violet"The boss isn't here," I said quickly, my voice coming out higher than normal, too fast. "I came to meet with him but he's out. I was just... waiting."It was a terrible lie but I had never been good at lying."I see. I also needed to speak with him. Do you know when he'll be back?""No idea. Sorry." He nodded slowly, and smiled. "I'll come back later then. Thank you, Miss Violet.""Of course," I managed, my hands clenching into fists at my sides to hide their shaking.He turned and left, andI let out a shaky breath, my hands trembling a little. My pulse throbbed painfully against my throat as I hurried toward the door, gripping my bag tighter with every step.“Violet?”The sound of his voice stopped me so abruptly that my knees nearly buckled.I turned slowly to see Elijah standing at the doorway with his phone pressed against his ear, his broad shoulders still half angled toward the hallway like he had only just arrived, but whatever conversation he had been having clearly
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