Chapter 113

The atmosphere at Nyx Collective had changed. Everyone was on edge, running around like they had a thousand things to do. It was all because of the new boss. The word had spread like wildfire that he could pop by any minute for an inspection, and the last thing anyone wanted was to look unprepared. Savannah had been hammering it into everyone’s heads—no mistakes. The office had to be spotless. After the cleaning crew had done their rounds in the morning, we all had to go over everything again, checking every corner, hunting down every ant and its relative. I walked into the office that morning and, instantly, the atmosphere felt off. I meant, more off than usual. Everyone was scrambling to tidy their desks, but the glances they shot my way were... weird. I caught a few people looking at me, their faces tight, like they were about to say something but kept holding back. I raised an eyebrow, confused, and made my way to my desk. I looked over at Zara Khan, who’d always been my go-to for