As we headed out for the office, the transition from the chaotic family breakfast to the sleek interior of the car felt like stepping into a different dimension. The air in the car was cool and filtered, smelling faintly of expensive leather and their cologne that drives me crazy.
I climbed into the passenger seat, feeling the weight of the morning’s events pressing on me, while Eryx settled into the back seat.
We were barely halfway to the office when the atmosphere inside the cabin suddenly shifted. It grew heavy, charged with a static energy that made the small hairs on my arms stand up. Without a word of explanation, Theon steered the car toward the shoulder of the road and brought it to a smooth, abrupt halt.
"What happened? Is something wrong with—"
I couldn't even finish the se
