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I rolled my eyes. Every office had that one staunch rule follower who made sure everyone had their toes on the line and all their “i’s” dotted. Shonda was ours.

“Yes, Shonda. I know. Thanks for reminding me. I’ll take care of it.”

“Good. Want me to let Jacobs know you’re leaving?”

David Jacobs was our pod manager, overseeing three ops teams that made up one Tranquility operatives pod.

I blew out a frustrated breath. “Holy shit, Shonda, I don’t need a fucking mother right now. It’ll be fine,” I snapped.

She jerked her head back and pursed her lips. “Well, damn. Fine, then. Be that way.”

She hunched back behind her cubicle just as Carter turned in his chair and raised his eyebrows in question. Waving him off, I strode out of the office. In the elevator, my thoughts once again turned to Kira.

My own experience with rejected mates wasn’t exactly like hers, but it did give me some insight into what she was going through. Looking back on my past, I realized I was happier now than I ever cou