ELIAS
The lantern festival had finally started.
It was supposed to be my last grand project in Montrose, the final proof of the transition of power from me to Aiden Knight. Everything we’d prepared for weeks was unfolding exactly as planned.
We had been busy running around all day for the grand celebration, but Aiden and I barely exchanged a word.
We didn’t need to, actually. The more we interacted with each other, the more I realized how different we truly were. He was way too proper. He reminded me too much of Cade back in the day. I used to want to punch Cade just for breathing wrong when we were still in Elite. Somehow, the universe decided to give me a second version of him as a coworker.
Still, we got things done.
Now, as the sky dimmed, Montrose was breathing again. Free, loud
