AuroraFor the first time in days, I woke up without the immediate weight of dread in my chest.Zoe’s messages that morning were light. A funny complaint about her coffee order. A photo of a dress she was considering. A casual hope your morning’s softer than yesterday. It felt so close to the friendship we used to have that I let myself answer without overthinking by maybe Prescott’s warning had been unnecessary, maybe people really could step back from jealousy and choose something kinder.I got ready for work with that small, hopeful thought still lingering.The office, however, had its own atmosphere.Prescott was already in when I arrived, door half-open, phone to his ear. His voice was calm, controlled, the professional tone he used with clients and board members. When he noticed me at my desk, he gave a short nod but didn’t end the call there was a tension in his shoulders I had started recognizing too well.Lena noticed it too.She walked past my desk a few minutes later with
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