A new email came in, and she reminded herself to turn that sound off because she was unable not to bend to look at her screen to see who it was from. Then there was a crack and a slam and shattering glass and the thunk as the bullet hit the far wall. She screamed and hit the ground. Adrenaline made her hands shake as she got her shit together with a mental slap. Now was not the time to lose it. She double-timed her crawl to the door, nearly arriving when it jerked open with Edward standing there. “Get back!” she yelled at him. The last thing she needed was to get her boss shot on the job. She’d be lucky to keep her job after this as it was. “I called the police,” Holly called out. Edward reached down, grabbed her under her arms, pulled her up and out of the room. Behind him, Peter yanked the door to her office closed. “Are you all right?” Edward set her on the couch. “Uh?” Caroline looked down at herself, still shaking. Her clothes had been ripped in a few places from the glass.
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