Chapter 512

Yannburgh International Airport was supposed to be quiet during the red-eye hours, but with the cold front hitting and heavy snow on the way, most flights were running late. The terminal was packed with stranded passengers. Veronica Wren had already checked in and dropped off her luggage. She walked alone toward the security checkpoint, ticket in hand. There was a time when traveling meant being surrounded by people—assistants, bodyguards, staff. If she so much as stumbled, two guys in black suits would appear out of nowhere to steady her. When did all of that vanish? Maybe it started when the Talon was captured and locked up in an international prison. Or maybe when Dylan Han got arrested for kidnapping charges and was hauled off in handcuffs. But if she was being honest, it probably began the moment *he* let go of her without a second thought and went chasing after his so-called one true love. That was when it really hit her—that what she used to think was loneliness wasn’t even clos