RENAN'S POV
I found her in the waiting area outside Braham's office, and my chest squeezed at the sight of her. She looked up when I entered, and her expression immediately shifted from neutral to concerned.
"Renan? What's wrong? You look..."
"Fine. I'm fine." I forced my hands to unclench.
She stood and crossed to me, her hand coming up to cup my face. "You're not fine. Your eyes are still gold, and you're shaking. What happened?"
Just her touch, her voice, started to calm the storm inside me. I leaned into her palm, closing my eyes.
"Pack politics," I said. "Roy being Roy."
"Did he say something about me?" Her voice sharpened. "Because if he did..."
"How did you know?"
"Because you look ready to murder someone, and the only time you get this angry is when someone threatens peop
