LORETTA

The knock I had been waiting for all morning finally sounded against my office door.

I straightened almost immediately, pushing aside the procurement file I had been struggling to review for the past seven minutes. “Come in”

The doors cracked open just enough for Zoe to poke her head inside. The moment I saw her face, I frowned. Zoe looked...offended.

Usually, my intern assistant was sunshine put in a bottle, smiling at everyone and always cheerful, right now, however, she looked like someone had personally offended her

“Yes?” I asked, setting my pen aside.

Earlier today, I had told Zoe to expect my friend, Michelle, and to send her...