Williams POV.Nights bled into days, and days into nights. I’d lost track of time. My penthouse felt like a hollow prison, the silence suffocating, hitting at me. The city lights outside shone in mocking way, as if taunting me with the life I was supposed to be enjoying. Billionaire, powerful, respected—none of it meant a damn thing when you were alone, miserable, and aching for something you couldn’t have. Or rather, someone.Allison.I rubbed the back of my neck, staring at the bottom of the empty whiskey glass in my hand. It was the same routine every night now. Drink, drown in self-pity, and wait for sleep that never really brought peace. I’d tried to fill the void—God knows I tried. Expensive liquor, women who threw themselves at me, meaningless conversations. But it was all just noise. The moment I got one of them back to my place, the haze would clear, and I’d feel nothing. No desire, no distraction—just emptiness. So I’d send them away, frustrated and confused, while I drowned
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