g pain exploded

oe, the young intern, stood before me, her hand still raised. H

, her voice trembling. "I didn't m

a pained cry and slid to the floor, clutching her arm as if it were broken. It was a performance, a perfect, disgusting performanc

ame eyes that had looked at me with so much love just this morning, were now fixed on me with cold fur

oice low and dangerous. He cradled

... I upset Ava. She thinks... she thinks there's somethi

s glare pinned me to the spot. "Av

as still holding. It must have been on a call. "Leo, I told you she was unst

looked from the crying, seemingly fragile Chloe in his arms t

manded. He started a slow, d

blank with sh

ou

tarted, my voice shaking with a

"Don't make me talk about Finn. You know how fragile he i

uffered from severe anxiety, a fragile soul I had sworn to protect. The

ulders as I hunched over a blueprint. He had kissed the back of my neck and whispered, "You're a genius, Ava. The most brilliant

, the way he'd become distant. I had told myself it was just the stress of his real estate empire, that I was being paranoid. I h

Leo said, his voic

from over Leo's shoulder, a tiny, triumphant smirk on her face before s

throat and forced the wor

cramp seized my abdomen, a wave of pain so intense it made me gasp. I clutched my stomach, a cold dread washing over me. This was wrong. Everything was