Eli had barely left the bar when panic gripped his chest, the weight of Serena’s absence pressing down on him with full force. She wasn’t just upset this time—she was gone. And that terrified him.
He stepped out into the chilly air, pulling his jacket tighter around his shoulders as his thoughts raced faster than his car ever had. Where could she have gone? Why hadn’t he noticed how deeply she had been hurting until it was too late? He cursed himself for missing all the signs, for thinking everything was fine when it clearly wasn’t.
As the streets blurred by, Eli’s mind whirled with questions, with memories of Serena and how she had quietly retreated, even when he thought she was happy. He had to find her—before she slipped away for good.
His first stop was the racing garage. His team w
