"Elsa, what’s up?" he asked, his voice cheerful and full of life. I raised an eyebrow at him, amused. "I should be the one asking you that," I replied, tilting my head slightly, trying to figure out what had him in such a good mood. Kane, always the joker, bowed his head with an exaggerated gesture and scratched the back of his neck, looking just a little sheepish. "Did you guys get the invite to the banquet?" he asked, still smiling like he was in on some joke I wasn’t yet privy to. I nodded, the memory of earlier today coming back to me. "Yeah, Anna decided to deliver it herself," I said, a slight edge to my voice as I recalled the awkward tension in Adam’s office. Her presence had been anything but subtle. Kane let out a low chuckle, shaking his head. "That woman just won’t quit, wi

