Cain’s POV

I sat at the desk in my old room with my laptop open and three unread emails from Singapore glowing in the corner of the screen.

I'd stared at the same sentence for nearly ten minutes, but nothing was sinking in. Every time I tried to concentrate, I was back in the hallway from last night, watching Roxy put distance between us.

I stared at the empty reply box for another minute before I gave up pretending and closed the laptop.

Whatever was happening in Singapore could wait. I kept thinking about her about the way she stepped away from me like I repulsed her.

I leaned back...