“So this is where you’ve been,” she said, her voice calm but edged with something that felt like quiet judgment.
Leone didn’t react much, but I caught the shift anyway.
“Nina,” he said.
I straightened slightly in my chair, my attention fully on her now. Her gaze shifted to me, taking me in without hesitation, and there was something almost analytical about it, like she was already forming conclusions before I even spoke.
“You’re Nyxa,” she said.
“Last I checked.”
A small smirk touched her lips, quick and gone just as fast. Something about her seemed oddly familiar that I couldn't place just yet.
“Good,” she replied. “That makes this easier.”
I didn’t ask what she meant by that. Not yet.
Instead, I leaned forward slightly, resting my arms on the desk.
“And you’re here because?” I
