Calculated Moves

VANESSA

A few hours later, I was seated in my office, flipping through a file half-heartedly, not really reading anything, just trying to keep my mind busy. My thoughts kept circling back to the phone call from earlier, and the plan I had slowly been piecing together. My fingers tapped against the desk restlessly when a knock came at the door.

“Come in,” I called without looking up.

The door creak