103 Trapped In Betrayal's Grip

Lana’s calmness reached its breaking point. Fueled by a potent mix of anger and vulnerability, she rose from her seat, her mind focused on escaping the suffocating confines of the CEOs office.  “What does he want from me now? Why won’t he leave me to move on in peace? I’m tired of always having to remember him.”  Lana felt like crying but she couldn’t.  Her hand grasped the doorknob, only to find it locked, a cruel reminder of her entrapment.   She didn’t know why she was expecting something like this to happen but at the same time she wasn’t hoping it would turn out that way.  She knew that Mark and The CEO were up to something, something that was far from good but she didn’t know what it was.  It was almost as if Mark personally knew the CEO.  Lana’s doubts were confirmed when she initially heard the door locks.  She knew she was trapped, but she had forgotten about it until now.  A surge of panic coursed through her veins as she realized the door had been