---- Book 1 Chapter 4 pile of documents, my hand was cramping. Like seriously, why they needed to know how many sexual partners I had, or my allergies and medical history was beyond me. There seemed to be a lot of personal questions to be asked of an assistant. Eli came out retrieving them before stalking off back to his office, and thankfully I didnt see either of them for the rest of the day. Today was my mother's turn to pick up Maya from school, as today was her day off, meaning I didnt have to take my lunch break at her pick-up time. When it hit five o'clock, I packed up my bag before darting to the elevator. What a day it had been, and I couldn't wait to get home and sink into a hot bath. 6/6 ---- Book 1 Chapter 5 Book 1 Chapter 5 Chapter 5 When I reached the lobby floor, though, my phone started ringing. I looked at the screen and didnt recognize the number. Quickly answering it, I held the phone to my ear. Where are you? His booming voice came through the phone, making me jump. I stopped dead in my tracks. What does he mean? It was time to go home, and they were already beginning to lock the building. I looked around, wondering if they were watching me on the camera. They never said I couldn't leave. Adeline, hello? Cyrus's voice sounded impatient. T'm in the lobby, I stuttered nervously. Was I not supposed to leave? They didnt exactly tell me when I was supposed to finish, so I just assumed I finished when everyone else did. Get back up here now! You have two minutes to be back up here, or you are fired! he said, hanging up abruptly. I stared at my phone screen. Shit! Two 1/6 ---- Book 1 Chapter 5 minutes? I pressed the button to the elevator, which was again on the top floor. I looked nervously at my watch before my eyes darted to the stairs. Fuck it! Kicking off my heels, I started running up the stairs. The backs of my legs were burning by the time I got halfway up, and I was out of breath. I really needed to exercise. I am so unfit, I thought to myself. Glancing at my watch, I had 30 seconds left and two more flights of stairs. I raced up to them, my lungs feeling like they were about to burst inside my chest as I pushed through the door of their floor. Puffing and panting like I was about to drop dead or have a heart attack. Eli looked at his watch and smirked while I felt like I was about to have a heart attack. I could feel how hot my face was as I gripped my knees that now felt like Jelly and were about to collapse from under me. I glanced up at them. They both smiled like they thought it was funny. Was this a game to them? I had never felt such rage in all my life; I wanted to punch their beautiful masculine faces. I can't believe she actually made it. Cyrus chuckled to Eli, who also had the same stupid smirk on his 2/6 ---- Book 1 Chapter 5 face. My heels clanged to the ground when they slipped from my fingers as my ass found the cool surface. My entire body was aching from the exercise it was so not used to. [held up a finger, telling them to give me a second. I lay back, the coldness of the tiles helping me cool down. I didnt even care about how unprofessional I looked; they'd just made me run up twelves levels of stairs. I needed time to recuperate. Cyrus walked over, looking down at me on the floor, my chest rising and falling heavily as I tried to catch my breath. He crouched beside me, brushing my hair from my eyes before gripping my chin. Now, if only you ran like that this morning, you wouldn't have been late, he said before standing up. Was this asshat for real? Was this some kind of endurance test? He offered me his hand, and I reluctantly took it, sparks rushing up my arm. I jerked my hand away, looking at my palm before shaking my head. Cyrus, though, had a strange knowing look on his face. Did he feel it too? Maybe it was static from my run. So, what did you need me for? I panted out, trying to catch my breath still. Eli stepped forward, handing me some paperwork, and I snatched it off him. Discover our latest featured short drama reel. Watch now and enjoy the story!