Ava
It was only moments after I saw Chris retreat inside that I found myself hurring up the steps to the Packhouse’s entrance, my heart pounding in my ears. Leonard’s words replayed over and over in my mind—there was a way for Chris and I to be together, if that was truly what we both wanted.
But did he want that? After the look of anger and disdain he had shot me moments before disappearing inside, I couldn’t be certain of anything anymore.
Pushing through the arched front doors, I paused just inside the foyer to get my bearings. The entrance hall was blessedly empty now that Lily’s entourage was leaving—although I couldn’t help but wonder why. As I made my way up the stairs toward Chris’s office, where I assumed he might be, I wondered if perhaps their date hadn’t gone to pla
