Signed In Silence
I walked past him without a word, the fabric of my sweater brushing against his arm, leaving a trail of cold fire in my wake.
By the following night, the walls of the guest room felt like they were actively closing in on me.
The silence of the penthouse was filled with the ghosts of everything I had lost and everything I had falsely believed.
I couldn't sleep. Every time I closed my eyes, I saw Raphael’s smug smile, Vivienne’s pregnant stomach, and Leander’s cold, dark eyes telling me I was just bait.
At midnight, I couldn't take it anymore.
I slipped out of the guest room, my bare feet silent on the hardwood floors.