THE AGENT
CHLOE
Marie
Where the hell are you?
Better yet…Are you okay?
Jayla
Um…Why did Mr. Hudson single you out today?
Gil
Yooo…What the hell happened with you and Mr. Hudson today?
Isilenced my phone as the car came to a stop in a sea of darkness.
The back door opened before I could process what was happening.
“Take my hand, Miss Sterling,” a deep voice said as the lights flickered on and a collection of parked luxury cars came into view.
I obliged and grabbed the driver’s hand.
“I’ll go speak to the landscaping manager about next month,” the woman who’d offered me a drink said to Mr. Hudson. “Do you need me to do anything else while I’m here?”
“No, just call me before coming upstairs.”
“Will do.” She shot me a look I couldn’t quite read, and my stomach flipped as Mr. Hudson strolled toward me.
“Let’s go upstairs.” He gestured for me to walk forward, but I shook my head.
“I’m not making a request, Miss Sterling,” he said. “Start walking toward those blue lights ahead.”
“I will after I make a call.” I pulled out my phone. “I need to let my friend know exactly where I am.”
“Okay.” He looked amused. “Where are you?”
“Hoboken, New Jersey.”
“And the exact address?”
“I…” I didn’t finish my sentence; he had a point.
“I brought you here because this is where I prefer to discuss any problems I’m having in my company.”
“Oh.” I swallowed. “Okay.”
“Don’t make me ask you to start walking forward again.”
“Right.” I followed his instructions until I stepped onto an elevator.
He moved next to me and pressed his finger against the keypad, instantly forcing the doors to shut.
Thankfully, the doors weren’t mirrored, and I could get a break from our eyes meeting every few seconds.
As we rode up, the woodsy, spicy scent of his cologne wrapped around me so tightly it felt almost like being touched.
