Velvet Shadows Entwined | Chapter 1

Avery Quinn climbed the last flight of stairs at the converted mill outside Kingston with a suitcase that still smelled like Toronto elevator carpet and a resignation letter already sitting in someone else's outbox. Sabbatical was the word HR had used. Panic with benefits was the phrase Tess had used on the phone.

AI narration: Kokoro af_sarah. Promotional excerpt.