The office building hummed softly after midnight. Most of the floors were dark, the hallways lit only by the soft blue glow of the emergency strips along the walls. She was the only human left on the executive floor. Everyone else had gone home the moment the notice came through that the new CEO was on site.
He’s not like the others, the whispers had said during the day. He’s not even from here.
She adjusted her collar nervously as she stepped out of the elevator. She wasn’t supposed to be working this late, but the message that had popped up on her terminal carried his signature — a simple line:
Report to my office. Alone.
Her pulse quickened as she walked down the empty hallway. The sound of her heels echoed softly against the polished floors. His office door was slightly ajar, a sof
