Chapter Seventy Three

LARA

It had been a week.

Seven days since Gavin showed up at my door in the middle of the day with my favorite Thai takeout.

Two days after that, I caved and came back to work.

But it hadn’t been the same.

Not even close.

I tried to pretend like it was. Like I could walk into the building and focus on my job. Like I could go back to being sharp, composed, untouchable.

But the truth? I was struggli