Chapter 140

• ALYONA
• I stepped out of the room, my heart pounding like a drum. What was I supposed to feel? Betrayed? Cheated? Did Esrael know about this all along? I didn’t know who to blame. Maybe no one. I needed this job too badly to walk away. But still… seeing him there, in that chair, with that smug expression—it shook me.
• The air felt heavy, like it was holding its breath. My hands were clammy, and my thoughts were a mess. He was my new boss, and something deep inside me was telling me he wasn’t going to make this easy for me. No, he was going to turn every day into a test.