Unexpected Intrusion

Roxanne stepped out of her ground-floor office. Sloane stood near the door frame, shivering in the wine-drenched wolf costume. The sour stench of alcohol clung to the damp fur, dripping slowly onto the pristine floor tiles. Roxanne paused as sympathy tightened her chest again. The brutal humiliation the woman endured tonight remained fresh in her mind.

"Sloane, come inside and change out of that.