"Are you not coming back tonight?" Layla asked Tristan on the phone.

He hadn't been over in days, and every time she called to check in, he just said he was working late.

Whenever she texted him, his replies were always short and emotionless.

After a few days of this, Layla couldn't shake the feeling that something was off.

"Well, I have to attend a meeting," Tristan answered, sounding a bit distracted.

"Really? Are you sure it's a meeting, not just you avoiding ...