SOPHIE WESLEY

Nora wouldn't stop smiling as we headed to the ‘team dinner’.

Seeing her smiling like that… Well, it made me happy.

We arrived at the restaurant thirty minutes later.

My breath caught in my throat the moment we walked in and I saw everyone.

They were about twenty, sitting around two long tables, laughing loudly and cracking jokes.

My throat tightened, blocking air from going into my lungs, my heart pounding hard.

Shit! I shouldn't have agreed to this. I get anxious around too many people sometimes.

“Hey… are you okay?” Nora whispered as she stood beside me, and before I could say anything, Knox held my hand...