The storm had barely settled when the silence of the office began to feel unnatural again, too controlled, too watchful. Caro kept her eyes fixed on the documents in front of her, but her fingers refused to steady, betraying the storm still raging inside her. "Focus," she whispered under her breath, forcing herself to type, though her thoughts kept slipping back to the night before. "You cannot fall apart now. Not when everything is already so fragile."
Her phone vibrated softly against the desk, the sound sharp in the quiet space, and her breath caught instantly. She stared at the screen for a second too long before picking it up, her pulse already racing. "Unknown number," she murmured, hesitating before opening the message. Then her stomach dropped. "One wrong move… and your family pays the price." Her lips parted in shock, her voice barely audible. "No… no, not again."
