RAINA
Nathan casually walked into the room and sank into the chair beside me, the confidence in his stride unsettling. My stomach twisted in knots as I stared at him, willing myself not to panic. How did he find me? Why was he here?
I gulped, my mind racing to one name—Alex. I needed him. I needed him now.
Nathan didn’t say anything at first, his sharp eyes sweeping across the room as though he were inspecting his territory. His silence was suffocating, the tension in the room growing thicker with each passing second.
I tried to steady my breathing, but when his gaze finally settled on me, I froze. The gentleness he once carried, the charm he used as a weapon, was gone. Instead, his face was etched with bitterness and anger.
“You’ve been avoiding me,” he said flatly, his voice cutting
