♥ Chloe ♥
Monday mornings always carried a weight to them, but this one felt heavier than usual. I walked into Jotham Sovereign with a quiet determination, as I clutched my tablet like a shield. After last week, I wasn’t sure what to expect. Jethro had spent days being distracted and cold, as though I had done something to offend him, though I couldn’t figure out what. Part of me hoped he would stay that way, silent and unreachable, because it was easier than facing the storm that lived behind his eyes. But another part of me, the reckless, traitorous part, wanted to hear his voice again. I knocked softly on the edge of his office door.
“Good morning, Mr. Jotham,” I said as I entered his office. Jethro stood by the window as he stared out at Velmora’s skyline. The early light made his s
