Chapter 190

Isla’s POV

The fluorescent lights of the office felt like tiny needles pressing against my retinas.

Every time I blinked, my eyelids felt heavy, coated in a layer of grit that no amount of cold water could wash away.

I had spent the entire night in a state of restlessness, drifting into shallow pockets of sleep only to jerk awake every twenty minutes.

My hand kept reaching for my phone, the screen