~~ Brittany's POV ~~

A gentle knock at the door shifted my attention for a moment.

"Come in."

"Good morning ma'am." Clarissa walked in seconds later. "I hope you took care of yesterday's emergency." She dropped a mug of piping, steaming espresso on my desk.

I muttered a 'thank you' while taking the coffee to my lips. It lingered there for a while before I took a sip.

"Yes, I was able to handle the emergency." I responded, my mind drifting back to yesterday's scene.

Before I left the office in a hurry, it was an emergency I had told her. But turned out the situation was more than an...