♥ Jethro ♥
The second, the last meeting ended, I was out of that boardroom before anyone could try to stop me. I didn’t even bother with the usual handshakes or small talk. My mind was already five steps ahead, already inside the penthouse, already checking the locks, the windows, the look in Chloe’s eyes when she saw me again. Work had felt meaningless today, and the minutes had dragged. I had one eye on the board’s projections, and the other on my phone. Every message from Chief Colby had lit up my screen like a warning light. But there had been no breakthroughs. No arrests. No sightings. Just the same tight-lipped updates.
Still looking. Still investigating. Still nothing.
It had been infuriating, and by the time I stepped into the elevator, I was coiled so tightly I could barely bre
