Katelyn’s POV

The past two weeks had been a whirlwind. Between recovering from the hospital stay and juggling work, I hadn’t had much time to breathe. But there was one thing—or rather, one person—that brought a strange sense of calm to all the chaos.

Cayden.

I didn’t expect to feel so relaxed around him. With everything that had happened in my life, I thought I’d built walls too high for anyone to climb. But with him, it felt different. Natural. Easy.

I was at my desk one evening, ...