"Elaine..."
I raise a finger without even looking at him, just one finger in the air. In a Stop kinda motion.
He freezes mid-step but I don't slow down, because right in front of me... at the desk outside Zane's office... is the secretary.
She's sitting behind her sleek white desk, typing something into her computer. A neat stack of files sits beside her keyboard, and her hair is pulled back into a tight ponytail now.
The moment she notices me walking toward her, her fingers pause over the keys and hr posture stiffens slightly.
Good.
I stop directly in front of her desk and for a second, neither of us say anything.
Then I lean forward s slowly, my palms pressing against the surface of the desk as I bend down until I'm just inches away from her face.
Her eyes widen immediately and she gasps slightly when she realizes how close I am to her.
"Mrs. Whit m….."
Her chair rolls back a few inches on instinct, the fear in her eyes is instant and obvious.
