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~Elara's POV
A week later….
The office felt alive, buzzing with energy that I had not realized I'd been missing. The sunlight poured through the large windows, catching on sketches and fabrics that sprawled across every table and chair. Janae and the staff moved like a well-oiled machine, and even though the end of the fashion week prep was in sight, no one seemed tired enough to slow down.
I sat at the head of the table, reviewing the latest designs, flipping through sketches that were pinned to boards, some half-stitched outfits on mannequins standing around the room, some fabrics draped over chairs waiting for the final touches. The colors, the textures, the daring cuts, it all felt like our hearts and souls had been stitched into every seam. I could see the staff's excitement reflected in every stroke of their brush, in every careful pin on the mannequins.
