Rafael’s povI stared at my phone longer than I should have.Kiera’s message sat there on the screen, harmless at first glance, but something aboutit didn’t sit right with me.“Sorry I haven’t gotten the papers yet. My father is being stubborn. It might take a fewdays.”I frowned slightly, my thumb hovering over the screen as I read it again.And then again.That… didn’t sound like Kiera, At all.Kiera didn’t delay. Kiera didn’t make excuses.If anything, she overdelivered. She was the kind of person who got things done beforeyou even asked twice.She was Efficient to a fault. Obsessive, even. Once she set her mind to something, itwas already as good as done.So why was she giving excuses now?“Something’s wrong,” I muttered under my breath.My fingers moved quickly, typing out a response before I could overthink it. I keptmy tone calm, gentle—exactly the way she liked it.“Hey my love, I know it’ s not easy, but this is really important. The meeting tomorrowdepends on it.”I pau
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