Chapter 7
The door closed behind Tara with a soft click but the tension didn’t leave with her.
She took a few steps forward, her heels echoing against the polished floor, but her mind was still inside that office.
Still under his gaze that look.
That look.
Why did he look at me and say those words to me like that?
It wasn’t just authority or evaluation, it was something else, something deeper, that made her feel exposed.
Tara inhaled slowly, trying to steady herself.
“Everything okay?” She blinked.
Clara stood nearby watching her carefully. Tara forced a small nod. “Yes. I’m fine.”
Clara raised an eyebrow slightly, unconvinced. “He didn’t say much, did he?”
Tara hesitated “Not really.”
“That’s normal,” Clara said. “If he had a problem, you’d know.”
That didn’t make Tara feel b
