Liam’s POV
I paced back and forth in my office, unable to shake the thoughts running through my head. The missing divorce papers haunted me, each unanswered question gnawing at my mind.
I hated the idea of suspecting Aria, but as the days passed, the suspicion only grew. Why hadn’t she said anything? Was she trying to control the narrative again?
I wanted to believe there was another explanation—something less convoluted, less hurtful—but the more I thought about it, the more convinced I became.
If Aria had taken them, what did that even mean? I hated myself for thinking it, but I couldn’t ignore the possibility any longer.
Needing to clear my head, I glanced at my phone, then at Joe’s drawing still pinned to my desk.
The last time I’d spent real time with him, I hadn’t been able
