*Ashley*
I thought everything was okay, but as the night stretches endlessly I realise my Brian is on overload. Each tick of the clock echoing in my mind like a reminder of the chaos I can’t shake off. I toss and turn, my sheets tangled around me, as my thoughts spiral into a mess of confusion and doubt. Am I doing the right thing staying here? Should I have left with Alexander while I had the chance? The memory of that woman’s unsettling words haunts me, and I can’t ignore the gnawing feeling that danger lurks just outside the walls of this penthouse.
I roll onto my back, staring at the dark ceiling, trying to find clarity in my swirling thoughts. I think of Lucas, his fierce protectiveness, and how he seems to shift between being a determined father and a man I barely know. It’s flatte
