Caught Under the Table

Sloane’s cool, detached gaze flicked over Lila’s aggrieved, tear-streaked face. The younger woman trembled, nursing her scalded hand.

"Something as basic as pouring a cup of coffee, and you still screw it up. Might as well let her go, if she is this incompetent." Sloane stated the demand with a voice as hard as diamond.

Lila’s eyes turned red. Heavy tears teetered on the brink.

Dorian frowned.