Christian’s POV
As I sat in the car, the city lights flickering in the distance, my mind was far from the road ahead. Lyla’s words echoed relentlessly in my head.
‘Michael had betrayed Hannah.’ I gripped the steering wheel tighter, the leather creaking beneath my fingers. The idea that someone like Michael had hurt someone as strong and kind as Hannah made my blood boil.
Hannah sat beside me, staring out the window, lost in her thoughts. She had no idea about the conversation I’d just had with Lyla. But it explained so much. The guarded look in her eyes, the way she hesitated whenever someone got too close, the emotional walls she’d carefully constructed. Michael had shattered her trust, and she was left to pick up the pieces alone. The realization gnawed at me, stirring somethi
