After Rafael left her that night at the apartment...The first night passed.
Then the second.Then the third and Rafael never came back.
Aria stopped expecting the sound of the door, not completely, just enough to pretend it didn't matter.
The apartment had settled into a routine around her like quiet mornings, long afternoons, silent nights. Everything remained exactly as it was the day she arrived.
The first morning she stepped outside, it felt… strange because of the
freedom after signing the deal.
The elevator opened after the usual scan. The guards nodded respectfully, not intrusive, but always present.
Aria noticed everything.The way one man subtly followed at a distance.
The way another stood near the exit, pretending to check his phone.
The black car already waiting before she even stepped out.Her lips pressed together slightly.
"So this is how it works…" she murmured.
Not a prison,not exactly but not freedom either.
