Katelyn’s POV

I stood there for a while after Ethan left, still in the middle of the quiet,where all the tension of the last hour had just played out.

The air felt thick, not just from the leftover heat of conflict, but from something heavier, disappointment. Questions lingered at the back of my throat like smoke refusing to clear.

Xander was still inside the office, speaking with some of the remaining staff and checking the building’s security footage one last time. When I walked in, he ...