Chapter 196. Unresolved Conflict

Hermes POV

My hand twitches across the mattress.

It’s empty.

June isn’t there.

My eyes snap open.

She said she was going to pee. Why wasn’t she back?

Cold crawls up my spine.

Did something happen to her. Did she collapse in the bathroom?

I’m out of bed before I even think, heart hammering like it knows something I don’t.

“June. June, June—” I knock once, then shove the bathroom door open.

Nothing.

“June.”

The room is empty. Sink dry. No light. No sound.

Fuck.

Calm down. Just—calm down.

I stagger back into the bedroom, grab my phone off the table. Maybe she stepped outside. Maybe she told me and I slept through it.

Why did I sleep that deep?

I drag my hands down my face. My chest feels too tight.

I haven’t slept like that in months. Not since I lost her. Not since everything broke. And now that she’s here again—now that she’s finally mine—she’s gone.

I call her.