Faith’s POV

After that incident on my birthday, Austin went back to his usual self in the days that followed—quiet, distant, and acting as if nothing had happened. I also returned to my daily routine of taking care of him, but I stopped bringing him lunch at the office.

I even started wearing lingerie to bed more often. Not to seduce him—but to avoid him. I knew that whenever I wore something like that, he would leave the room and avoid our bed. I didn’t know where he slept, and I ...