Chapter 22 The Sweetest Surrender

The moment Clara stepped out of the elevator, she knew something was different. The lights in the office building flickered like a warning, the hum of the city below a distant echo. She should’ve known. After everything with Julian, she couldn’t just pretend things were still the same. Her heart thudded in her chest, her thoughts scrambled as she adjusted her blouse. The tension between them had been growing, coiling tighter with each stolen glance, each accidental touch. And now, as if fate had thrown them into the eye of a storm, the silence between them was unbearable.