Chapter 146 —You make me burn

Narrator:

The rain beat insistently against the dining room windows as Aylin checked her cell phone screen for the umpteenth time. Five days, five days without a message, without a video call, without even a damn “good night.” Roman never disappeared like this, never. Not even when he was angry, not even in his worst moments. Suddenly, her phone vibrated. The name on the screen was not the one she expected. It was Dominic.

“Hello,” Aylin said when she answered, unable to hide her tense tone.

“Hello, Aylin. Are you okay?”

“You tell me. Because Roman hasn't answered in days. No messages, no calls. And neither have you.”

On the other end, Dominic was silent. Then he took a deep breath.

“I know you're worried. And you're right to be. I just... I don't want you to be more alarmed than you need to be.”

“Dominic,” she interrupted, with restrained coldness, “I'm not a child. If you're calling me, it's because something happened. Where is Roman?”

“He's fine. Nothin