Selene POV
Noah stared at me as if I was a stranger and he was meeting me for the first time.
Slowly, with precise slow movement, he pushed himself up from his chair and moved around the desk until he stood directly before me. Up close, I could see the faint shadows of exhaustion ringing his eyes. A muscle in his jaw flexed as our gaze met.
I know these last few days have not been easy for him coupled with how rocky our relationship has been lately. I longed to reach out to him, to smooth out the rigid lines of tension from his body with my touch, but his next words froze me.
"I'm fine," he stated without emotion and if he wasn't standing before me, I could have sworn he was a stranger. "You've returned at last. That's good,".
