ELION

I pulled up to Rosa's so hard and recklessly that my tires screeched against the pavement.

I was out of my car before the engine fully turned off.

My heart hammered so violently it felt like it was trying to outrun me, to find Lorreta himself before I make another mistake and screw us up like I did in the office

The bell above the café door chimed as I shoved it open without enough force to break the fragile glass. Every conversation paused, every single movement froze, and everyone watched me as if I'd just dragged a storm in behind me.

They wouldn't be wrong to think so....