GAVIN'S POV

I walked through the dim hallway, the weight of silence pressing heavily around me as I approached the door at the end marked with a VVIP stamp. My footsteps were quiet, each step feeling like I was walking deeper into a nightmare I couldn't wake up from.

I paused briefly before the door, casting one more glance over my shoulder, checking the vicinity like a soldier returning from war. I slowly turned the knob and stepped inside.

The room looked like every other in the royal ...