Roxy’s POVI blink, trying to process, but the next thing I hear is Aaron’s breathing. Loud. Shaky.Almost like—he’s afraid.It’s heavy and uneven, the kind of breathing that doesn’t sound like him at all.I can hear him inhaling through his mouth like he’s struggling to get air, and even though I can’t see him, I swear I can feel him shaking.“Mr. West?” I murmur into the darkness. Nothing.I fumble in my bag, heart hammering as I dig around blindly until my fingers graze my phone. I yank it out, press the power button, then the flashlight. A weak glow cuts through the darkness—enough to see him.My breath hitches.Aaron West is curled into the corner of the elevator like a fragile little boy.He’s on the floor, knees pulled up, face damp with sweat, his hands trembling slightly. His suit is wrinkled from the way he’s folded into himself.It almost doesn’t feel real.Like I’m hallucinating or something—like my brain is fabricating this image because there’s no way this powerful, cold
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