Chapter 24
Brutal Kiss
(Esha’s POV)
He was leaning against the railing, his gaze focused on the dark waters of the river below. He looked different here, out of place somehow. Like a shadow in a place of light. He wasn’t wearing his usual cocky expression, wasn’t smirking or sneering. He looked… pensive. Almost vulnerable.
But then he turned, his eyes widening slightly when he saw me. I watched as shock flickered across his face, followed by something else. Something that made my heart lurch in my chest.
“Esha?” he said, his voice low, almost disbelieving.
I stared at him, my mind scrambling to make sense of what I was seeing. What the hell was he doing here?
“Andy?” I whispered, taking an involuntary step forward. My pulse was racing, a strange mix of anxiety and something else—som
