67: Do not question me

Kai’s POV

My hands were skimming lazily over the burnt edges of an old book when I heard a knock on the door.

“Who’s there?” I called out in a bored yet authoritative tone.

“Levi, sir” His familiar voice rang through the door and I slammed the book before me shut knowing that he’d come with work files.

“Come in,” I adjusted in my seat, slumping further down instead of sitting up as working would require.

Levi walked in with brisk steps and bowed subtly as he reached me as a salutation and I nodded toward the chair at the opposite end of the table for him to sit in. He had just sat down and stretched out his hands to open the file before him, there was another knock on the door and both out heads snapped toward it simultaneously.

“Who is it?” I asked even though I’d picked up Leila’s scent from the first knock.

“It's me, Leila” She answered promptly and waited to be called in.

“Come in,” I said and she pushed the door open immediately and made her way towards us with an unusually high