Estelle's POV
I stood there, feeling as though someone had just declared me a failure right in front of me.
"Well… how about I pay you back?" I said, my voice dry.
It had to be the simplest solution.
But he didn't answer. He just stared, eyes dark and deep—like the sea at night, swallowing everything whole yet giving nothing back.
I couldn't read him. Dissatisfied? Annoyed? Or… something else entirely?
My wolf let out a low, anxious whine. She sensed danger—not the kind that tears you apart immediately, but the kind that lures you in, step by step, until there's no turning back.
The elevator doors closed slowly, once again leaving me standing alone. He said nothing. He just vanished.
What does that mean? Good? Bad?
This—leaving me to guess—was exhausting. My temples throbbed. No w
