The Breaking Point

"Elara, please be reasonable," Dominic pleaded into the receiver, his jaw clenched tight enough to grind his teeth. He paced the length of his empty hallway, rubbing the back of his neck. Knowing his mother's explosive temper and Seraphina's penchant for playing the victim in any domestic drama, forcing them to apologize to Elara would turn his quiet household into a bloody warzone. He just needed