Chapter 155. Ten Steps Ahead

Isabel’s POV

I stand by the tall glass window of my office, arms crossed loosely over my chest as I stare down at the city below. The buildings look so small from up here, people even smaller—rushing, unaware, while my world sits on pause. The guilt creeps up again, a slow, suffocating weight in my chest.

Roy is still in that hospital bed, motionless, while the person responsible walks around freely like nothing ever happened. It doesn’t sit right. It never will.

Roy has always been my anchor—right from the very first day I met him. He’s always been there, shielding me from storms I didn’t even see coming. Fierce. Loyal. Gentle. Protective. He made sure nothing ever touched me on his watch. And what have I done for him in return? Nothing. I couldn’t even bring justice to the one person who has always had my back. The one person who gave me stabil