Chapter 136. What If I Don’t

Hermes POV

I clench my teeth as I see her eyes widen.

I knew this was going to be hard, but the look on her face—God, it tears something inside me.

Her mouth parts slightly, disbelief painted across every inch of her expression. It makes my chest ache, because I can tell she thinks I’m choosing power over her. Maybe I am. But not for the reason she believes.

Natalya is onto something. I can feel it. And June—

June needs to leave that company before Natalya ruins her like she did Yena back in college.

That memory still haunts me. Yena, broken and humiliated because she got too close to me. Natalya had made sure to destroy her in every way that wouldn’t leave a visible scar. June can’t go through that. I won’t let her.

She’s standing there, still wearing that gown, still looking like she stepped out of a dream I don’t deserve. And all I want to do is hold her and tell her the truth—that I’m sick, that I don’t have time, that every decis