Mixed Signals
I hadn't wanted to simply dismiss her; I wanted to pull her across the desk and take the defiance out of her body, replacing it with submission.
But Judy's ghost was always faster. The moment the thought of possession turned truly physical, I retreated, scared that in grasping Sarah, I would find myself suffocating Judy’s memory yet again. I told her to leave. A tactical withdrawal, fueled by fear, masked as command.
I pulled into the private underground parking garage of Vance Holdings. Today, I wouldn't retreat. Today, I would push the boundary further.
When I stepped off the express elevator and into the quiet of my private suite, she was already there. Seated at her black glass desk,
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