Tessa
His gaze moves slowly, taking in the red gown clinging to my body, the way my shoulders are bare.
For a heartbeat, I feel seen.
Then he exhales and pulls himself back, as though he’s just realized where he is. He reaches into his pocket and brings out a small set of keys.
He presses them into my palm. “I’ve had your locks worked on,” he says. “Your privacy is now yours alone.”
I stare at the keys, “thank you,” I whisper.
He nods once, already turning away.
“Kael,” I call before he can take another step.
He pauses but doesn’t face me. “Dr. Jessica has resigned…Do… Do you know why?”
He turns back slowly. His expression hardens, “I had a chat with her,” he says calmly. “She was a problem… Now she isn’t.”
My breath hitches. My lips part, but nothing comes out. I furrow my brow
