Chapter 196: Don’t Step Out

The silence in Felix’s hotel suite was so complete it rang in his ears. Not the kind of silence that came with peace, but the brittle, breathless kind that made your spine stiffen and your thoughts riot. His hand was still on the doorknob, chilled brass warming beneath his palm. But he didn’t move. He couldn’t.

Lara Johanssen had just stood on the other side of that door.