Elodie's POV
I set my phone down after Liora hung up and stared at the breakfast I'd made for myself. Toast. Eggs. Coffee. The same thing I'd been eating alone for days now.
It tasted like nothing.
I forced myself to eat anyway, then headed to the office. There was a big meeting this morning. One Dante would be attending.
My stomach knotted at the thought, but I pushed it down. Professional. I could be professional.
When I got to the conference room, I took my usual seat near the back and opened my laptop. Other team members filtered in, chatting quietly. Sherry sat beside me, scrolling through her phone.
We waited. Ten minutes passed. Fifteen.
Then the door opened, and Dante walked in.
The air shifted. It always did when he entered a room, that Alpha presence that demanded attenti
