ALYANA POVThe room didn’t feel the same after Elena left.It wasn’t just the silence. That, I was used to.It was the way the air seemed tighter, like something had been set in motion and neither of us could pretend otherwise.I stayed where I was, my fingers still resting against the edge of the desk, even after the door clicked shut behind her. For a moment, I just stared at it, like I expected her to walk back in and say something else.She didn’t.Of course she didn’t.“She’s testing you,” Julian said.I looked at him. “That wasn’t subtle.”“It wasn’t meant to be.”I exhaled slowly, pushing myself to move, stepping away from the desk just to break the stillness. “She’s not worried.”“No.”“She’s confident.”“Yes.”That shouldn’t have bothered me.But it did.Because confidence like that didn’t come from guessing.It came from knowing.Or thinking you did.I crossed my arms lightly, my thoughts running faster than I could organize. “Then we’re missing something.”Julian didn’t ans
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