Chapter 46

• Danielle adjusted her sunglasses as she stepped out of the black car parked in front of her design studio, the early morning sun casting shadows across the pavement. Her heels clicked steadily against the concrete as she made her way inside, nodding at the receptionist before disappearing into the elevator.
• Despite the normalcy of her routine, she could feel it.
• The stares. The whispers. The weight of curiosity buzzing just beneath the surface.