AMARIS POV
The clacking of keys echoed through the room, rhythmic and relentless but it wasn’t my fingers on the keyboard. That honor belonged to Manny, who’d unofficially moved into my room ever since Theron left. With Theron away the past few days, Manny had immersed himself in work, typing furiously like the keys had personally offended him.
"Am I intruding?" I asked dryly, lifting a brow. "Should I be the one to leave?"
His head jerked up at the sound of my voice, blinking as if waking from a trance. After a beat, he offered me a sheepish smile. "Sorry... I’m almost finished."
I sighed, shifting carefully toward the edge of the bed, testing how much weight my leg could bear.
"What do you think you’re doing?" he demanded, already on his feet with a disapproving scowl.
"Trying to g
