CHAPTER 113

KYLO’S POV

After a demanding day of meetings, I sat by myself in my office and couldn't get rid of the gnawing sensation that had been there for weeks. The chilly, deserted office seemed to mirror my own inner feeling of being alone, unsure, and completely empty.

The quiet moments between tasks were becoming unbearable, and there was no escaping the persistent thoughts of Varya.

It wasn’t just that our contract was about to end—though that weighed heavily on me as well—it was the way she had become distant again.

The soft looks we once shared, the tentative warmth that had begun to grow between us, all seemed to vanish the moment I returned from my trip.

She was slipping away from me.

I stood and paced around the room, trying to focus on something, anything else. But all my thoughts drifted back to her.

The way her eyes had once softened when I kissed her in public, the small smile that used to play on her lips when she thought I wasn’t looking—all of that seemed to have disappeared