Helen's secretary's phone was ringing off the hook as Clavier and I passed through the antechamber and into the hallway. Once we were outside, I rounded on him.
"I'm not going to apologize. What you did to me was unconscionable, and now that Alexa is sick-" The urge to strike out at him welled up in me like a flash fire, and I braced my hand against the wall so as not to give in to the impulse. "I want access to everything. And your full cooperation. I am going to make this right, damn it, whatever it takes."
He stared at me coldly. "Save your self-righteous invectives for someone who will be moved by them."
I took a menacing step forward, despite my determination to remain poised. "Hoping for a repeat performance? You must get off on asphyxiation." At the spark of anger in his eyes, I laughed. "The first thing that's going to happen is that I am going to talk to Sebastian. And you are going to call whoever you need to call to make that happen. Right now."
Without waiting for a response, I turned sharply and headed for the stairwell.
"I'm not going to apologize. What you did to me was unconscionable, and now that Alexa is sick-" The urge to strike out at him welled up in me like a flash fire, and I braced my hand against the wall so as not to give in to the impulse. "I want access to everything. And your full cooperation. I am going to make this right, damn it, whatever it takes."
He stared at me coldly. "Save your self-righteous invectives for someone who will be moved by them."
I took a menacing step forward, despite my determination to remain poised. "Hoping for a repeat performance? You must get off on asphyxiation." At the spark of anger in his eyes, I laughed. "The first thing that's going to happen is that I am going to talk to Sebastian. And you are going to call whoever you need to call to make that happen. Right now."
Without waiting for a response, I turned sharply and headed for the stairwell.
( Nell Stark )
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