#Chapter 55: One Dream Fulfilled

Ten minutes later I was seated next to Sally in the conference room, my colleagues all looking at us with curiosity. Across the room, Kevin made eye-contact with me. I gave him a quick smile, and he looked away. "Elena," Sally leaned closer to me and whispered in my ear. "I don't need anything, actually. Your scent is just comforting is all." She inhaled subtly and leaned away, smiling at me. Then she cleared her throat and stood. "I'm afraid I have some sad news. One of our colleagues from another division, Nicolas Middleman, was found dead in his apartment late last night." There was a collective gasp around the room, some people raised hands to their mouths in shock. "Right now there are no official reports, but Mr. Rafe, who was there to help find the body, is certain that there was foul play." More murmurs went around our table. "Mr. Middleman was working on a similar piece as our own Elena, looking into something involving the city government, and while we ha