Elera’s POV
I told myself today would be normal.
That was already funny the moment I stepped into the elevator and saw Mina staring at me like I had personally offended the universe.
“You’re late again,” she said immediately.
“I’m not late,” I replied, pressing the floor button. “I’m just… arriving emotionally.”
“That’s called being late.”
I didn’t argue. I didn’t have the energy to win that fight.
By the time we reached our floor, that strange feeling was already there again. Like the building knew something I didn’t. Like the air was waiting for something to happen.
And of course…
It always started with him.
“Elera Vale.”
I froze before I even turned.
Kael Draven was standing near the hallway entrance again, hands in his pocket, expression calm but unreadable. Riven stood bes
