Sophia I hadn’t expected to cross paths with Sonya again so soon, and definitely not like this. After wrapping up the briefing with Erick, I left his office with my thoughts still focused on the document corrections he’d requested. I was halfway down the corridor toward my workspace when I suddenly remembered, I’d left my tablet behind on his desk. The one I’d used to jot down all his notes and project adjustments. A soft sigh escaped me as I turned around. My heels clicked softly against the polished floor, the silence of the hallway wrapping around me. That was when I saw her. Sonya. Perched at the midpoint of the main staircase, one hand lightly placed on the rail, the other resting over her stomach like a dramatic actress in the middle of a monologue. Her eyes were train

