Chapter 36: Save Me
The distance between them lasted three days.
Three painfully quiet days.
Alexander remained polite.
Controlled.
Professional.
And somehow—
that hurt Monica more than if he had been angry.
No late-night conversations.
No lingering touches.
No intense looks that made her forget how to think.
Just restraint.
It made the palace feel colder.
Monica sat alone in the estate library that evening, staring blankly at the untouched tea in front of her.
Her thoughts had become exhausting.
Kian’s determination.
Alexander’s distance.
Her own confusion.
Everything felt tangled now.
And the worst part?
She no longer trusted herself to know what she truly wanted.
A soft knock interrupted her thoughts.
Sofia Reyes stepped inside carefully.
“Miss Hale?”
Monica look
