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Chapter 301 - Do you want a drink?

CHAPTER 301

KATYA POV

Chiara blinked up at me, already halfway onto the stool. "Hey—where are you going?" she called, her voice chasing after me through the music.

"I'm coming," I threw over my shoulder, though even I could hear how unconvincing it sounded. Because I wasn't.

Not really. My feet were already moving in the opposite direction. Through the crowd. Past bodies that brushed against my arms, shoulders, back—none of it registering properly.

The music felt louder again, heavier, like it was pressing in from all sides, but my focus had narrowed into something sharp and singular.

Him.

The closer I got, the more aware I became of everything I wasn't paying attention to. The way my heartbeat refused to settle. The way my steps slowed just a fraction when I reached the edge of the lounge area.

It was darker here. Quieter, in a way. The lights didn't reach as strongly, shadows settling into the corners, softening everything except him.

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