Chapter 34

• At the end of the day, I found myself in Mark Shaw’s office, alone. He hadn’t tried anything further after his attempt at forced seduction on his couch, for which I was grateful. Though, to be fair, I hadn’t spent more than a minute in his presence after that, either. Always busy, always moving. I did what he asked and hurried out of his office as fast as I could. Now, though, he’d left, and I was waiting for Lucas.
• Mark hadn’t said anything before he left, he just did it. I saw him leaving his office as I was walking down the hallway to get my next task from him. He saw me, gave me a curt nod, then walked away. I had stared after him for awhile, watching him enter the elevator, and when I was certain he’d left I went into his office to wait.
• Not on the couch. I didn’t want to go anywhere near his couch. Instead, I waited by his desk. I sat in the office chair facing the window. Not a great view, but the skyline looked nice from here. The setting sun lay somewhere off to the side, but the sky in front of me contained a myriad of oranges and yellows. I stared, thinking, wondering what I should do.