Abigail’s POV
I lie awake in my bed, staring at the ornate ceiling, while my mind drifts around like a restless storm. Ricky’s words from earlier keep replaying in my head.
“There’s something you need to know about Nathan’s past. It might help you understand him.”
But before he could continue a call had come in leaving Ricky to dismiss me.
What had he meant by that? His tone was filled with concern. And why hadn’t he returned to explain himself further? He’d left me hanging, and my mind spiraling with unanswered questions.
I sit up, letting the covers slide off me, and glance at the wall clock.
Midnight.
Sleep isn’t coming tonight. Not with the tension from the day still coiled tightly in my chest.
The room feels suffocating, the air feels thick, and the silence is too loud. I s
