I chew on my bottom lip as I open my office door, trying not to worry too much about the conversation to come.
Matia rushes inside and races around to sniff everything and make sure it"s all in the same place we left it, which it is. No one else shares this space with us, not since Hori properly assigned it to me. She heads over to Nik"s desk and starts sniffing at the bottom drawer.
A small smile lifts the corners of my lips as I realise that must be where he keeps the jackal treats. And that he probably gives her far more of them than he should.
"Why don"t we sit down," I say to Mum as I stand awkwardly in the middle of the room and wait for her to react.
She heads straight for the monstrosity of a chair that Pawero gifted me during the elections.
"No! Don"t sit there," I say quickl
