[Elena's POV]

The heavy brass door clicked open.

"Mr. Marlowe, the legal team is waiting for the contracts," Rosalie said.

Her high heels tapped against the hard floor, getting closer and closer to the desk. My heart beat so fast it physically hurt my chest.

I was trapped in the small, dark space under the heavy mahogany wood.

The soft carpet pressed against my bare knees. The air down here was thick. It smelled like expensive shoe polish and the heavy, musky scent of Noah's arousal.

His ...