Chapter 81: Light

Marco stood frozen with his hand still mid-air where Grace had blocked him. His pulse pounded as each beat echoed the frustration, the disbelief, and the sheer fucking helplessness clawing at his chest.

She had locked herself away for three days.

Three days of silence. Three days of ignoring everyone. Three days of waiting for her to snap out of it, to barge out of that damn room with a scowl and some sharp remark just to prove she was still her usual ...