KATE
What the hell had just happened?
I stood frozen in place, my fingers still pressed against my lips as I tried to make sense of just how interesting my little lunch break had turned out, but I didn’t have time to process any of it, for right at that moment, Elara burst into the balcony, an excited look etched on her face.
“Kate, I have been searching everywhere for you, you won’t believe what has happened—” The look of excitement on her face quickly turned into confusion, and then suspicion, “Wait, why are you here having lunch alone. Are you with someone?”
Oh.
I rolled my eyes at her, feigning exasperation, “And just who would I be here with, Elara? You know you’re my only friend here.”
She let out a snort at my response, “Well, that’s true, but that’s about to change. I have s
