Elara
That whole disaster left me feeling suffocated. I walked out of the hotel and could finally breathe again.
Restlessness clawed at my chest. I felt trapped in my own skin. I didn't want to go back to the office or home. Not yet.
Both places felt suffocating, full of reminders and expectations I wasn't ready to face.
Finally, I pulled out my phone and called Hannah, needing to unload everything that had been building up inside me.
The recent chain of events felt like an avalanche I couldn't escape from.
"Elara? You sound off. What's going on?" Hannah's voice immediately shifted to concern.
I found myself spilling everything.
My mother's surprise visit and her meddling, the confrontation with Zack at Park Group, the way Dominic had stood by my side like some av
