Chapter 108

Kai POV

An hour and thirty-seven minutes.

That’s how long Nova had been gone with Darren. I’d counted every second, pacing the hotel room like a caged animal, my phone clutched in my hand in case she called for help.

She didn’t.

When the door finally opened, I was across the room in three strides. “Are you okay? Did he hurt you?”

Nova shook her head, but her face was pale, her eyes hollow. She looked like someone who’d just seen her own death.

“Talk to me.” I guided her to the couch, my hands gentle even though rage was burning through my veins. “What did he say?”

She laughed, but it was a broken sound. “Everything. He said everything I was afraid to hear.”

“What does that mean?”

Instead of answering, she pulled out a folder and handed it to me. I opened it, scanning the documents, and felt my blood turn to ice.

Recording contracts. Publishing deals. Touring agreements. Every single one bearing Darren’s company name