*Tallon*

There was never a worse time to be the boss than during a crisis, and despite learning it years ago, I kept being reminded of that fact, especially now.

Natalia was surprisingly quiet the whole trip home, looking rather downcast as she stared out the jet’s windows. She didn’t ask questions about why I needed to go home so urgently, and she didn’t seem to wonder why my personality had flipped on its head.

Sometimes I wondered if she ...