CARL

The peace I once felt vanished into thin air the moment I raised my head and watched the door creak open like someone was trying to open it in a barely noticeable manner from behind. My heart jumped, leaping to my throat as no amount of denial could help me get over the fact that it was Linda by the door.

My office door.

It couldn't be anyone else, and I hadn't taken the precautions to inform security to stop her from entering, though I'd informed my secretary to tell her that I wasn't ...