Adrian pushed open the door to the meeting room with the mirrored walls and stepped inside, expecting one of the staff members or perhaps a new trainer. Instead, his gaze landed on someone entirely unexpected.
Sitting calmly in the middle seat near the long, sleek conference table was Avery Vale.
As she looked up and spotted him, her face lit up with familiarity.
"Hello!" she said, rising from her seat with a genuine smile and walking toward him. Her heels clicked lightly against the marble-tiled floor, but her tone was soft, kind. "I didn't know you work here! When did you stop working at the shelter?"
The warmth in her voice instantly put Adrian at ease, melting away the nerves that had flared the second he stepped through the door.
