Salome’s POV
“Why do you think that’s interesting?” I asked.
I kept my voice flat and raised one eyebrow. Naomi didn’t answer right away. She just smirked at me and tightened her grip on her coffee cup. She stepped around me and headed for the door without a second glance.
“No reason,” she said.
She walked out of the break room and left me standing there alone. The air still smelled like her strawberry perfume. It was sweet and heavy and made my head ache. I stared at the empty doorway and wondered what she was hiding. She always seemed to know something I didn't.
I didn't have much time to think about it. The day went by in a blur of filing and emails. Just as the sun started to dip behind the city buildings, Jeremiah called Benedict and me into his office. My stomach did a nervous f
