Chapter 72

• MONIQUE
• I hadn't seen Liam in two days. A part of me was worried, though I hated to admit it. He wasn't taking calls, and it unsettled me more than I liked. I couldn't figure out why I cared so much. After all, wasn't this what I wanted? For him to fall apart?
• I stepped into the office building, greeted by the usual quiet hum of activity, but something felt different. There was an unusual disorder in the air, a sense of disarray I couldn't quite place. The receptionist at the front desk gave me a confused look as I made my way to the elevator, the slight chaos creeping through every corner of the building.