Chapter 62

NATHAN

The pillar had fallen at just the right time. Senior Graham’s death was the opportunity I needed—a chance to infiltrate the Grahams and dismantle them from within. Everything was falling into place.

So why did it feel like I was slipping?

Raina was avoiding me. I could feel it. She hadn’t returned my calls or texts. Was it just grief, or was there something more?

And Alex.

Why had she let him stay?

The thought burned in my chest. Were they getting back together?

The voices in my head wouldn’t stop, spiraling louder and louder until they drowned out every other thought.

“They’re pushing you out.”

“She’s slipping away.”

“You’re losing her.”

“SHUT UP!” I roared, slamming my fist onto the desk. The sound echoed through the room, and for a moment, there was silence.

But the questions lingered, their whispers like needles in my brain.

Was it him? Was Alex the reason Raina wouldn’t let me in? My fingers cu