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AccidentThere were few things in Jonen's life he could rely upon without any question. One of them was his love for his work, the belief that most people were good and that Mira would always be at the office before he arrived each morning. The last was probably more unshakeable than the first two. For all the years Mira had worked for him, Jonen could not remember a time when he arrived at the office before she did.
Mira's dedication to her work and, to some degree, him, was a constant in his life, one he could not imagine being without. Their relationship was more than professional, but less than s****l. There was no doubt they shared intimacy, but it was not of the flesh and, in Jonen's opinion, was far more meaningful.
So it was disconcerting to find Mira absent when he stepped t
