Chapter 130

Roman's POV

The last time I spoke to Lauren was about two days ago. Two long, restless days.

I’d been cooped up in my house with Jeff, digging for more details, more pieces of the puzzle that could link everything together. Between the hours of research and our quiet moments of speculation, I’d barely eaten, and I hadn’t even set foot in the office yesterday. It wasn’t like me to take time off without notice, business was usually my number one priority but lately, my priorities had started to… shift.

Today, though, I needed to take a break. Both for my own sake and because I didn’t want things to start looking strange between Lauren and me. I’d been trying so hard to keep things normal, to keep that small progress I’d made with her from slipping away.

I was actually supposed to go see her two days ago, right after work. But somehow, with everything going on the theories, the files, and the thoughts that wouldn’t stop circling my head I forgot