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said with a faltering smile. “You’ll get used to it too, so you might as well have a little fun before you have to take over for me for good.”
    “Oh,” Cadence said, not quite sure how to respond to that prediction of her future. “Well, thanks. I’ll be back in an hour, okay?”
    “Take your time,” Ramona assured her. “I doubt you’ll miss much.”
    With that, Ramona pulled out a tattered paperback and began to read.
    You won’t have to deal with other people , Cadence’s inner voice told her. It’s perfect for you, don’t let the boss scare you away from the job.
    It was good advice, but as she made her way to the elevator, she wasn’t sure if she could believe it. Something about Draven Crane scared her, but she couldn’t put her finger on just what it was. All she knew was that lunch with Jane was exactly what she needed right then and she breathed a sigh of relief as the elevator doors opened for her to enter.
     
     

Chapter Three
     
     
    The sun hadn’t even risen yet, but Cadence was pulling herself from the futon where she slept at Jane’s house. Mr. Crane had an appointment at seven that morning and that meant she had to be there to greet his client. Ramona had warned her the hours could be weird, but she wasn’t sure she could handle starting work before seven in the morning, especially after his last client left at ten the night before.
    To make things even more stressful, it was Ramona’s last day with the firm. Once she left at five that night, it meant that Cadence was on her own to deal with Mr. Crane and his eclectic, often famous, group of clients.
    Despite the long hours, she rarely actually saw her boss. He was always there before her and she never left after him. He rarely left his office and their only real interaction was when she paged him to let him know clients were there. She knew he was in there, and he did make requests from time to time, but there was no interaction like that first meeting in his office.
    Thinking about their first meeting made her shiver as she crawled out of bed and threw herself into the shower. Her bones ached from lack of sleep and she closed her eyes to let the hot water wash over her body and clear the grogginess from her mind. For only a moment, she let herself be at peace and she took the moment to enjoy the refreshing shower.
    When she opened her eyes, another shadow was there in the shower with her. This one was larger and closer than any before and took up so much of her vision that she swore there was someone in the tub with her. With a startled jump, she fell backwards and almost fell right onto the faucet, but at the last second, her fingers caught the shower curtain and she managed to right herself.
    With another blink, the shadow disappeared. Cadence’s heart was thumping hard in her chest. The relaxing effects of the shower evaporated and she was left feeling more stressed than ever. The shadows were getting worse and worse, and she didn’t know what to do about them.
    The only place the shadows weren’t ruining her life was at work. Maybe it was because her mind was so focused on not screwing up at her new job that she didn’t notice them, but deep down, she knew that wasn’t the truth. There was something about the office in general that left her with a certain unease.
    She shook her worries from her mind and stepped out of the shower. After her little scare, she knew she was running behind and would have to move quickly if she was going to get to work before Mr. Crane’s first client of the day was set to arrive.
    Her first paycheck wasn’t set to come in for another week, but being Mr. Crane’s executive secretary meant she needed more than just one ill-fitting outfit. Ramona had given her access to the discretionary fund, at Mr. Crane’s approval of course, to buy a few new skirts, blazers, and blouses to ensure she looked the part of her new position.
    After she got paid, it would be up to her to fill her closet with