Thane's pov

SEVEN AND A HALF YEARS AGO.

Things like this are why I left home in the first place. Everyone is here with a smile, pretentious smile. It's my father's birthday; the Great Duncan Reinhardt is about to retire. I have been overseeing the company for some months now, but today it would be made official. I would become the CEO of Renihardt's infrastructures, and there's so much I plan to do, so many ideas to grow the company but first....

My eyes scanned the party, looking for her.

I'm always looking for her.

I'm always ignoring her.

This unhealthy habit started when she turned nineteen. I was home...