Nyxa~
I didn’t go back to work that morning.
Leone had left early, said something about checking a lead Nina dropped, but the way he was acting, it was personal. And whenever things became personal with him, it usually meant he was about to shut people out again.
I didn’t like that pattern.
So I didn’t wait for him to come back and explain anything.
I started with Nina and I didn't bother trying to contact her. I wasn’t stupid enough to think she would hand me anything just because I asked. So I did what I always did when people wanted to play careful games. I went around them.
Liora was still asleep upstairs when I left the room. I checked on her first, like I always did now, then made sure the house staff knew I wasn’t to be disturbed unless it was important. Leone’s security detai
