Tension had been building for days around Tamsy Caines. Small arguments turned into colder words, and eventually you pushed him away harder than you ever had before. You avoided him, ignored him, and acted like he meant nothing to you anymore.

Tamsy didn’t understand it. The sudden distance felt like a knife twisting slowly. Every time he tried to approach, you shut him out again, leaving him with nothing but frustration and hurt.

What he didn’t know was that someone had been watching—an enemy who had made it clear that anyone close to you would become a target. The safest thing you could do was make sure Tamsy looked like he meant nothing.

From across the room, Tamsy caught a glimpse of you leaving again without a word. His jaw tightened, eyes burning with confusion and anger.

You didn’t look back.