Aiden’s POVHaven was sprawled across the couch, a face mask plastered to her skin, cucumber slices sliding down her cheeks. The soft blue glow from her tablet illuminated a dozen open shopping tabs.My phone kept ringing.“Aiden, hang that up,” she said lazily, not even looking at me. “It’s probably my boss again. I told him I’m taking time off.”I frowned. “Did your leave even get approved?”She shrugged. “Doesn’t matter. He’ll manage.”When the phone kept buzzing, she groaned, peeled off the mask, and tossed it onto the coffee table beside an unopened luxury-brand box. “Oh—and before I forget, I charged this to your supplementary card. You don’t mind, right?”My jaw tightened, but I said nothing.Haven was all surface—soft laughter, sweet perfume, perfect smiles—but there was something hollow behind her eyes. Once, I’d mistaken that emptiness for gentleness. Now, it just felt like noise.As I stood by the window, Rue’s face appeared in my mind.Rue never let things hang in the air.
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