Jaxon

The office walls felt like they were closing in on me.

I paced back and forth, my hands buried deep in my hair, my breath shallow with frustration. I couldn’t think. Couldn’t focus. Lucian’s words kept echoing through my head like a curse I couldn’t shake.

Kairo. Of all the people. Of all the damn people.

I shoved a chair out of my way and sat at my desk, staring blankly at the top drawer. My head throbbed, temples pulsing in sync with my heartbeat. It wasn’t just the betrayal that hurt, it’s the fact that Kairo is just using this as bai for me, and for me this...