Elara
Knock, knock—
At the sound of knocking, Dominic calmly set me down and rose to his feet, smoothing his suit jacket. "I'll wait for you downstairs. Take your time."
He turned and left without another word.
I tried to steady my breathing and composed my voice before calling out, "Come in."
Nancy pushed open my office door, clearly not expecting to see Dominic walking out. She gave him a respectful nod as a greeting.
"Elara, here's the data you requested."
"Thanks." I glanced at the time. "It's five thirty. Let's call it a day. We'll go over the reports together tomorrow morning."
"Okay." Nancy and I had a decent working relationship, but we weren't close enough to talk about personal things.
So even though she could clearly tell something was wrong with me,
