Ryder

It was around 3 a.m. now, and I was still sitting in my office.

The city lights glittered far below the huge windows, but I wasn’t looking at them. I was just sitting at my desk, doing absolutely nothing, laptop on, tie long gone, feeling restless and bored out of my mind. I hadn’t slept. I didn’t even feel tired, just off..

On any normal day, I would’ve left the building by 6 p.m., long before the last employee. I never stayed this late unless there was urgent work. Yet here I was, still chained to this place for no good reason.

Ever since I’d forced Freya to stay...