Chapter Forty-five

Chapter Forty-five

Travis pov

The clock on the wall seemed to mock me as its hands moved slowly, marking the passing minutes of another mundane day at the office. I sat at my desk, surrounded by a sea of legal documents and unfinished tasks, but my mind was far from the work in front of me.

Thoughts of Annabelle clouded my every waking moment, her absence a constant ache in my heart that refused to fade.

It had been weeks since I last saw her, weeks since her infectious laughter filled the room and her bright smile lit up my world.

The memory of her lingered in the air, a bittersweet reminder of what I was missing. The weight of her absence bore down on me, making it hard to focus on anything else, especially work.

As I stared at the papers in front of me, my mind drifted to the recent news that had shaken us both to the core. Annabelle's friend had been kidnapped, and the thought of her in distress tore at my soul. I couldn't bear to see her suffer, couldn't stand idly by w