The office was suffocating with the weight of endless paperwork. Kade let out a frustrated sigh as he ran a hand through his hair, his fingers brushing against his scalp. The towering stacks of documents on his desk seemed to mock him. It had been days since Elion last stepped foot in the office, leaving Kade to handle an overwhelming workload on his own.
"Damn it," he muttered under his breath, his pen tapping rhythmically against a report. "Of all times to disappear, you pick now?"
Elion had always been dedicated to his work, obsessively so. That was why this sudden absence felt strange. Important or not, what could possibly make him leave everything behind? Kade rolled his shoulders, trying to shake off the creeping irritation that threatened to boil over. He just had to endure this until Elion came back.
