Aurora pov

I left Manuel’s office at last, taking a moment to fix my hair and straighten my clothes so it wouldn’t be obvious that I had just finished having sex.

By the time I finally met up with Ria and Trish for lunch, I was already an hour late. They were seated by the window, chatting animatedly. The moment they saw me approaching, both of them paused mid-sentence and turned toward me.

Ria raised an eyebrow with a playful smirk, while Trish folded her arms like she was ready to ...