Chapter 153
Bella
For the past few days, things had fallen into a strange quiet. Sabrina had vanished off my radar, and Marcus and I had somehow managed a civil working relationship, sticking strictly to discussions about CyberNova’s growth and strategies. No talk of Ace. No mention of the contract. Just professional talk, polite exchanges, and a focus on the company’s next moves. We were like two actors forced into a truce on set—delivering our lines without an ounce of emotion outside what the role required. It was all so… peaceful.
But the peace was unsettling. This calm felt like a lie, stretched taut, the kind that breaks with a snap and leaves you in freefall.
As the days passed, I couldn’t shake the feeling that something else was waiting in the wings. And in quiet moments alone
