⚠️ Content Warning: This chapter contains a brief scene involving sauna entrapment and eye irritation. If you're sensitive to claustrophobic scenarios or physical distress, please proceed with care.
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I hadn't even finished my morning coffee when the driver pulled up outside.
Black car, glinting rims, glossy like it had never known the horrors of any traffic or damage. The man who stepped out wore a suit nicer than my entire month's wardrobe and greeted me with a bow.
A literal bow.
God help me.
I slid into the backseat in soft cream pants and an oversized oatmeal sweater like Elise had requested—comfy, non-corporate. My hair was in a claw clip. I felt... cozy. And wildly underqualified for whatever this day was about to be.
