The Azure Lounge

POV Elara

My mind was a chaotic mess. Kaelen Vexton’s quiet gratitude looped in my head, competing with the dread of what I had promised Sloane. I stared at my computer screen, the spreadsheets blurring into meaningless lines. I couldn’t focus. Every tick of the office clock felt like a countdown to my own bad decisions.

When six o'clock finally arrived, I packed my things in a rush. I slipped o