Chapter 16 Breaking Point

• Ryan POV
• The morning air outside the office was freezing, and the rain just kept falling. I walked down the long, dim hallway toward the executive suite, my boots feeling heavier than usual. My phone was dead silent in my pocket, but my stomach was tied in a knot. I knew something was wrong the second I saw the security station. Two guards from the night shift looked away when I approached.
• Then my earpiece buzzed. It was Nathan. His voice sounded different—rough, tired, and completely stripped of that flirty confidence he had last night in the garage.