Chapter 1 Sara’s POV The office lights hummed above my head while I sat there sorting through that endless pile of invoices, my fingers flying across the keyboard as I tried to get the petty cash ledger to balance out for the night. Everyone else had already gone home hours ago, leaving the place feeling empty and quiet except for the low drone of the air conditioning and some far-off sound of a door closing down the hallway. Mr. Vance had dumped this extra work on me right before quitting time, calling me on my desk phone with that sharp tone of his, demanding I fix everything and do it right without any mistakes. Sweat trickled down my forehead, and I wiped it away with the back of my hand, feeling my blouse cling to my damp back in the warm, stuffy air, while my skirt kept bunching

