Nyx's PovThe guards trailed behind me like shadows. Gabe’s orders—no space to breathe.I had just finished my reinstatement check at school, And thanks to Renz's influence, I could return to the track soon. but I wasn’t ready to go back to that hell yet. I needed to see someone.“I’m not heading home yet,” I told them. “I have somewhere to stop first.”They didn’t argue, just followed me all the way to the hotel—silent, stiff, watching every step.When we reached the door, one of them moved in front of me, blocking the entrance.“I’m going in alone,” I said quietly.“We need to follow you inside,” he replied.I lifted my eyes slowly. “Move.”“You’re not going in alone,” he insisted.A cold anger rose in my chest.“If I report you to your boss, you won’t last an hour,” I warned.But he still stood there like stone.I let out a slow breath. “This is the seventeenth floor,” I said quietly. “I’m not jumping out the window. I just need air.”Still nothing. “I won’t do anything to get you
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