Calculated Obsession

Silas turned to face him fully. "What happened at the hospital?"

Leo swallowed hard, voice low and uneven as the memory came flooding back.

"He showed up out of nowhere, with that stupid rose and takeout like it was some kind of peace offering. Lyra told him no — clear, firm. But his smile… it wasn’t right. It twitched like something snapped behind it. Cold. Like rejection was a thing he couldn’