Family Ties

Elara POV

My fingers go completely numb. The digital tablet slips from my grasp, plummeting downward and clattering loudly onto the polished hardwood floor. The sharp sound echoes through the sudden, suffocating silence of the executive office, but I cannot bring myself to look down and retrieve it. The blood drains rapidly from my face, leaving my skin cold and clammy. I step back, my feet rooti