C25 Pressure mounts

Daphne

I tried to focus on my tasks, filing reports and cross-checking schedules, but my hands trembled slightly, my chest tightened, and every step felt heavier under the invisible weight of his presence.

Antonio.

I could sense him everywhere. The slight echo of his footsteps as he moved down the hallway. The faint reflection of his gaze in the glass office doors. Even when he wasn’t near