—You're four minutes late, Elena. I don't pay you to waste my time.Silas didn't look up. He sat behind his desk like a stone statue; his voice cut through the silence of the fiftieth floor like a knife."The elevator's stuck, Silas. Get over it," I replied sharply.My lungs were burning. My heels were killing me. I walked straight to the edge of his desk and leaned over. I wanted him to see my rage, but all I could smell was him: a mixture of rain and expensive smoky wood. It weakened my knees."The Mercer report," I hissed, slamming the folder on the table, right between us.We were inches apart. I saw his jaw tense. I saw his eyes darken as they followed the movement of my lips. The air between us felt like it was about to burst into flames."Page forty-seven," I whispered. "The mistake you've been yelling about for six hours. It's fixed. Now, can I go, or do you need me to breathe for you too?"Silas finally looked up. He looked hungry."I don't care about the report, Elena," he r
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