Mona’s POV
I stood, pacing the office for a few moments, trying to shake off the overwhelming wave of emotion that hit me. The tightness in my chest, the anger at Ian, the confusion about everything that was happening between Vance and me.
But then, I stopped in front of the window, breathing deeply. And as I stared out at the city below, I couldn’t help but feel something else. Something that had been missing for so long. Something that made me feel lighter, freer.
I smiled, just a little, as I let myself believe, for the first time in a long time, that I might finally be where I was meant to be.
I twirled slowly in my chair, the soft leather creaking beneath me as I leaned back and let myself bask in the quiet stillness of the office. The city stretched out below me, the sunlight spi
