Chapter 52

Irina:

I sat in my office, reading through the papers that I was going to eventually need to give to my boss to sign.

He was annoyed, I was well aware of that, but there was no changing the reality of facts. I was tired and it was a leave that he was forced to give. It wasn’t one that he could choose not to.

“He is waiting for you, Irina, if you keep delaying things he might…”

“I know, Delilah,” I said, stopping her from finishing what she was going to tell me. I was already going on a thin line with the man, the last thing that I needed was to be reminded that I was going on a thin line.

I walked out of my office and toward his, knocking on the door, keeping the best smile that I could muster. My eyes were exhausted regardless of the makeup, and though I knew that he didn’t want me to go, I knew that it was something that Kai had noticed. Him allowing me to go to work without creating a fuss was a miracle itself. But I could only guess that it was because he was aware of how tired I