Charlotte
I’m working in my office when my phone buzzes.
“Hello?”
“Um, Charlotte, it’s Kirstie here from the front desk.”
“Yes, Kirstie. What is it?”
“I’m in the small conference room by the lobby with James and Ben Summerford….”
What the hell does he want?
“…. James is asking if you could join them.”
Ben is the last person in the world I want to see. But my Master is with him, asking me to join them….
And so of course, my gut clenching, I go.
*****
Fists balled, I stalk into the conference room, not bothering to hide my thoughts as I see Ben. Kirstie is standing as far back into a corner of the room as she is able.
My Master locks eyes with me, pointing to a seat. As I take it, he moves, placing himself more or less between me and Ben. Arms folded, he waits in silence….
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