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Chapter 19

Author: Pwemi
last update publish date: 2026-07-14 13:58:09

Karma's POV

I couldn't bring myself to tell him.

Which begged the question—why was I here?

I had driven across the city with one purpose in mind, rehearsing the conversation at every red light, only for every carefully prepared sentence to disappear the moment Noah opened his front door.

He stepped aside to let me in with that familiar, quiet smile. "You look exhausted," he said.

"I feel exhausted."

"I can imagine."

The apartment looked exactly as it always did. Warm. Honest. Books stacked wher
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