MELISSA’S POV
The moment I walked into my apartment, the silence felt like a sigh of relief. For the first time in weeks, I could finally breathe without someone barking directions, snapping photos, or dragging me into drama I never signed up for. I shut the door behind me and leaned against it for a second, letting the weight of the day slide down my back.
The meeting was finally over. The penalties had been paid, the apologies sent, the contracts dealt with. All the chaos Xavier and Marco had dragged me into—done. Finished. At least that was what I told myself.
I slipped off my heels, tossing them aside, and sank into the couch with a long exhale. My entire body ached with exhaustion, not just the kind that settles in your muscles but the one that sinks deep into your bones. I had giv
