Chapter 21

Pax Brown came as suddenly as he left.

One moment, he was here–his presence unsettling the entire lab, turning heads, lowering voices into hushed.

whispers.

The next, he was gone.

No explanations. No drawn–out goodbyes.

The others didn’t understand.

I let out a slow breath, feeling the weight lift from my chest.

Beside me, Erike lowered his gaze, his long eyelashes trembling ever so slightly,

But his expression remained unreadable.

“So that’s him?” he asked, his voice quiet. “The ex–boyfriend who pretended to be poor?”

I nodded.

Outside, winter had settled in fully.

windowpanes, blanketing the city in silver and

slipping through the narrow cracks, sending an icy chill

to shake off the

Erike moved first.

stepped forward and shut the window, sealing out the

just as the last breath of frigid air slipped through, his voice followed–soft,

it was for me?”

I stilled.

a second, the words

Then, realization dawned.

was echoing Pax’s words.“What are you

was no

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Only quiet hesitation.

toward me, the tips of his ears

together, his usually steady gaze

Expectation.

unspoken

ever felt something

Maybe.

countless nights side by side, working until exhaustion blurred the edges of

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