85|As It Should Be

The sun was still high up in the sky when Elena left the office and walked to her car in the staff parking lot.

She unlocked her doors but couldn't bring herself to jump in behind the wheel because she was still racking her brain for an excuse, a reason, a plausible lie for the mark on her cheek.

Brianna would fret as soon as she saw it, and Elena was not ready for the coddling, however, well-in