The silence in the hotel room was suffocating, heavy with regret and unspoken words. Chloe’s venomous words clung to the air, each syllable a dagger aimed at her heart. Ava refused to respond; the weight of her emotions was too much to bear.

Instead, she stormed out of the suite, her footsteps echoing down the hallway. The cool morning air hit her as she stepped outside, but it did little to soothe the chaos inside.

She wandered aimlessly through the city streets, tears welling up in her eyes. The night’s events played on a cruel loop in her mind: Orion’s touch, the betrayal, the raw regret. She wrapped her arms...