Chapter 248

LYDIA'S POV

I tried to lose myself in the mountains of paperwork on my desk, but my eyes kept drifting back to the dark red roses.

The simple note from Callum lay open beside my keyboard, a constant distraction. Every time my phone buzzed or a shadow passed my office glass, my heart leaped into my throat.

By early afternoon, the strain of pretending everything was fine was starting to wear me thin