(Aurora's POV)
"Of course," I said, in a voice that I hoped conveyed nothing whatsoever. I saved my file, picked up my badge, and followed Benny out of the office without looking at anyone.
I could feel the silence breaking behind me the moment the door swung shut.
Phineas's office was on the executive floor. When I pushed the door open, the smell hit me first - roasted chicken with herbs, something creamy and mushroom-rich, fresh bread. A proper spread, laid out on the small dining table by the window.
My irritation dropped about fifty percent immediately.
"Your mother sent this?" I asked.
"She had it delivered at eleven." Phineas was already pulling out my chair. "Sit down."
I sat. He ladled soup into my bowl - a thick cream of wild mushroom, still steaming - and set it in front o
