Liora’s POV
The bar was louder than I expected music blasted through the speakers while people crowded around the dance floor laughing, drinking, and yelling over each other. The flashing lights already made my head hurt the second Mina dragged me inside.
“You seriously need to relax,” Mina told me while pulling me toward the bar.
“I said one drink,” I reminded her.
“And one drink turns into two when the night gets better.”
I gave her a look. “That sounds dangerous.”
“It sounds fun,” she corrected.
I sighed but followed her anyway because, honestly, I was too exhausted to argue anymore. The entire week had drained me emotionally between the rumors at work, the awkward tension with Ezra, and the constant feeling that people were quietly judging me, I felt like I could barely think st
