Masuk"The vendor contract," I said. "Walk me through the reasoning." He did. His logic was solid. One variable was misweighted. I corrected it. He noted it. No argument. Leo respected precision. After twenty minutes I noticed he had stopped writing. "What," I said. "Nothing." He glanced at me. "You s
Edward's POV The laptop was open before the corridor outside had fully woken up. I had been lying there for twenty minutes before I admitted I wasn't going to sleep again. Another five after that before I reached for it with my left hand. The sling held my right arm against my chest in a way that
Alicia's POV The apartment smelled like coffee and garlic from whatever Elena had made earlier. I dropped my bag by the door. Walked to the kitchen. Filled a glass with water. Drank it standing at the sink, looking out the small window at the building across the street. Elena was on the couch wh
She was inside. Neither of us moved. The air in the room felt thick and waiting. I was still staring at her. Exhaustion clung to her, pressing into the lines around her eyes, the tension in her shoulders, the way her jaw tightened slightly. She glanced at the monitor, then at the IV in my left a
Edward's POV The panelling on the far wall ran in clean vertical lines from floor to ceiling. I had counted them twice already. The monitor registered everything in intervals. My shoulder was immobilized. My ribs announced themselves every time I breathed too deeply, which I had stopped doing some
"I'll do it," I said. "Because Edward saved my life. Nothing else." Vivienne's expression settled. "That is the most sensible decision you've made since I have known you." I clutched my phone under the table and said nothing. Lucy came back in and took her seat. Edmund's phone rang. He looked a







