Nineteen

Valeria’s POV

Ignoring the dirty look I was sure Sasha was throwing my way, I went past her to my office. She was idly flipping through what looked like a magazine. I didn't even bother glancing at it as I walked past her to my office but I could feel her malicious eyes boring into my back until I shut the door of my office behind me.

When I emerged a half hour later to go and grab a bottle of water, she almost jumped out of her seat to make her way towards me.

"Busy day?" she asked me with a wide smile that I didn't trust in the least. She handed me a bulky folder.

Ever since Dimitri had begun treating me specially and had more or less ignored her, Sasha had taken up acting like she hated my guts, though she was careful what she said or did considering the fact that we were in an office environment.

"Yes, it is," I responded a little warily.

"Have you heard the news?" she said before I had finished talking. It became pretty obvious to me that this was what she had been dyi