Chapter 13

A silence stretched between us, long and heavy, thick with things unsaid.

Pax finally broke it, his voice quieter now, subdued in a way that made me wonder if he already knew how this conversation would end.

“I didn’t know she texted you.”

I didn’t react.

The screen in front of me was empty now–the messages erased, wiped clean, as if they had never existed.

But the password?

That was a different story.

Once, it had been my birthday.

Now, it was hers.

I watched as Pax exhaled sharply, rubbing his temple like this entire situation was nothing more than an inconvenience, an annoyance he needed to handle before moving on.

Without hesitation, he changed it back to my birthday.

“This is ridiculous,” he muttered, more to himself than to me. “I’ll talk to her. This won’t happen again.”

His tone was steady, assured, as if this was something that could be resolved with a simple conversation.

Then, he looked at me–really looked at me. His gaze was searching, careful, trying to gauge where I stood, trying to read the emotions I was no longer willing to show him.

“Cecilia, can you trust me one more time?”

everything. I

I stayed quiet.

twitched slightly, like he was resisting

his voice softening. “I booked a flight to Norway.

A pause.

cutting him off before

“Sure.”

Chapter 13

almost imperceptibly. Like he

his shoulders loosened, the quiet breath of relief

mind, this was progress.

was me forgiving

back to the way they were.

he said, like he had

I didn’t protest.

the steps together, side by side, though the space between us felt wider

you should just transfer the lease,” Pax said casually, his voice taking on that familiar

place anymore–you know I

tugging it lightly, his

mine is yours.money,home.”

when those words would have been the

made

day had passed.

way–no way–he hadn’t noticed the password had changed.

simply decided it wasn’t important enough to

I didn’t argue.

fight him

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