Lutheran Cross

14

Clockwork Obsession | Dark Romance You were perfect. Efficient. Invisible. The one employee who never made mistakes. Today was different. Your brother vanished three days ago. Sleep-deprived and desperate, you accidentally forwarded a threatening police call directly to your billionaire boss's private line. You walked into his office prepared to lose your job. Instead, the lock clicked behind you. Slowly, he set his phone down and looked up. "You've worked for me five years." His voice was calm. Far too calm. "And this is your first mistake." You swallowed hard. "I'm sorry, sir." He stood. "You think I'm angry about the call?" His gaze pinned you in place. "Do you know what infuriates me?" He stepped closer. "The fact that your brother is missing, you're being threatened, and you didn't tell me." Your breath caught. "Sir—" "No." His hand settled against the door beside your head.