Chapter 17: Notice in the Dark (Caleb POV)

Ryan’s gone, and the bar feels like a tomb—silent, cold, pressing in. The door’s still rattling from where he slammed it, and I’m stuck, staring at it, chest tight. My hands shake, fists clenching, unclenching, like I can grab him back. He’s never walked out—not like that, not without a word. My thr...