Chloe walked into StoneTech building and sighed.
It had been three long, dragging, confusing days since Chloe had last seen Damian Cross and now, she no longer came to work with her best friend.
The office lights glowed the same way they always did, the hallways buzzed with the usual low hum of activity, and the scent of fresh paper and coffee still hung in the air, yet everything felt strangely hollow to Chloe as she walked into the design department that morning.
Her bag hung loosely from her shoulder, her steps slower than usual. There had always been a kind of energy in her stride these past few weeks, ever since she and Damian began working side by side, but today her movements were quieter, almost hesitant.
She didn't know which part of her chest hurt more. The fact that he'd hurt her with his words… Or the fact that he had disappeared without a trace since after that day.
