Ethan couldn't focus. Not on business. Not on his meetings. Not on anything except Lena. He found himself scanning her last messages, analyzing every word, every punctuation, every hint.
She had left a void in his life he hadn't known existed.
He replayed their last moments—the near-kiss, her defiance, her laugh. She was fearless. She was untouchable. She was everything he wanted.
And the more he thought about it, the more he realized something terrifying: she wasn't just in his life. She was in his head, his heart, his very core.
He didn't want to admit it. But he knew one thing: he would find her.