Chapter 32 : Three Days
(Dominic POV)
By the time Zara arrives, I already know something is wrong.
It’s not the kind of knowing that comes from a call or a message. It’s the kind that comes from the way she walks in, the slight pause at the door, the way she steadies herself before stepping inside, like she’s carrying weight she doesn’t want to drop on me too quickly.
I meet her halfway.
I don’t ask questions immediately. I just pull her into me.
She doesn’t resist. Her arms come up and wrap around my waist, hands pressing against my back like she needs the contact as much as I do. I hold her tighter than usual, breathing in the familiar scent of her hair, feeling the tension in her shoulders slowly ease against my chest.
“I missed you,” I murmur against her temple, the words slipp
