ALINA’S POVThe plan was flawless. I woke up the next day with a start, the sound of my alarm ringing off into the air, my head drowsy but not enough not to remind me i had to prepare for work. So I got up, washed up, dressed up and headed out. Spending 40-50 minutes thereabout. Everything going smooth. "Good morning, ma'am." The security greeted at the gates, pushing the door open. Of which I returned with a smile of my own, grateful. But all that lightness didn't last. At least not until I got to the elevators. Him. He was there. "Aren't you coming in?" His voice asked, a classic sense of deja vu knocking right into me as I remembered the last I had to get into the elevator with him. It was after the debrief meeting then. Now I was here. Again. Confidently aware and conscious of what I was about to sign up to, especially after yesterday. Still, "Good morning sir," I said quietly, greeting. Stepping in to join both him and his dark shadow, Jordan. Whose eyes kind of narrowed a
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