Chapter 22 She Didn't Forgive Him

• The rest of the day passed in a blur after the so-called. Meetings dragged on longer than he expected, and by the time Kael finally wrapped up, the office was nearly empty. The only sounds left were the faint hum of the elevators and the dull echo of his own footsteps as he made his way down. He didn’t even bother turning on his phone—it had been buzzing nonstop, but he wasn’t in the mood.
• When the elevator doors slid open to the underground parking lot, the space was almost deserted. It was there, just as he was about to cross toward his own vehicle, that Kael caught sight of her. Liora. Bent over her cart, a rag clutched in her hand, wiping down the gleaming surface of a car that wasn’t hers.
• Her head lifted at the sound of his footsteps, their eyes met.