Elara’s POV
“Who’s ‘Nice Co-worker’?” Alric asked, his voice low, cold, and deep.
For some reason, my heart began to pound hard against my chest. I wasn’t sure if this was the reaction I expected from him, but it made me feel like some cheating girlfriend, even though we were only tied by paper and together for the public.
“It’s… it’s Zach,” I said casually, trying not to sound nervous. There was nothing to hide. He was one of my favorite co-worker to one of the best.
He has helped me in so many ways. Even when I was sick, he checked on me. When my old phone broke, he bought me a new one. I was proud to call him my nice co-worker.
Alric suddenly squeezed the phone in his hand so tightly it almost felt like he was going to crush it with his bare fingers.
“Alric… What are you doing? I
