Semua Bab Fallon’s Reid: An Arranged Contract: Bab 201

~Fallon~The night stretched long, each minute blending into the next, and I couldn’t shake the weight of Reid’s voice. It had cut through me like a blade, sharp and unforgiving, but there was something softer in it this time. Something that reminded me of the man I once thought I could have everything with.I stayed up late, sitting on the couch, staring out at the dark horizon until the weight of exhaustion finally dragged me to bed. It was hard to sleep with thoughts of him in my head, but eventually, I drifted off.When I woke the next morning, the air was cooler, the ocean’s sound still rolling in its eternal rhythm. I hadn’t made any decisions, hadn’t even wanted to, but the text was still in my drafts, sitting there, waiting.The villa was quiet—eerily so. The stillness felt almost artificial, like the house was holding its breath with me. I moved slowly, making coffee I didn’t drink and toast I didn’t eat. The mug sat untouched on the table as I wandered the rooms like a ghost