The moment the office door clicked shut behind me, I stopped moving. I had gone to check on my wife even in the middle of the call with Tomas.
As I went back into the office,I just stood there, staring at the dark hallway like it had something to tell me. Mira's silhouette had disappeared behind the corner a few minutes ago, but I could still feel the faint tremor in her voice, the one she tried to hide when she told me she was fine.
She wasn't fine.
She was holding something in.
And I felt that shift. I noticed the subtle tightening of her shoulders when she glanced at her phone. The way she tucked it face-down on the table. The way she avoided my eyes for half a second before forcing a smile.
Mira never looked away from me unless she had to.
I inhaled slowly, steadying my jaw as I headed back toward the living room.
