All Chapters of Rejected: Dangerous solace in the masked stranger : Chapter 21

Lisa’s POVThe elevator doors slide open with a soft chime, but the sound still makes something jolt inside my ribs. The office smells like warm metal and fresh cut leather familiar, but also tighter now, as if the air is holding its breath with me.I haven’t seen Andraven properly in days.Not since the reveal.Not since the mask.Not since the moment he said my name like it belonged to him.I walk into the Atelier floor and pretend my legs aren’t trembling. Katty lifts her head from her desk the moment she sees me, her eyes narrowing like she’s already reading the storm I’m trying to hide.“You’re walking like someone who saw a ghost,” she says, lowering her voice.I force my lips into a smile. “Pretty dramatic thing to say at 9 a.m.”She rolls her eyes. “Lisa. You’ve been… somewhere else lately. And not the ‘hot crush’ kind of somewhere else. More like ‘my brain is playing survival mode’ kind.”I inhale. Slow. Unsteady.If only she knew how close she was.Before I can answer, the d