Anna’s POV
I was in a daze, my mind racing with thoughts I couldn't process. And then, out of nowhere, Alfred appeared in front of me. My instincts took over, and I felt an overwhelming urge to drive away - fast. I sped off, my heart pounding in my chest, with only one thought echoing in my mind: I've just killed someone. The weight of that thought crushed me, and I didn't know how to escape it.
That night, when I returned home, my mother sensed something was off. Bryann was away, and it was just the three of us - my mother, Tara, and me. I tried to brush it off, but my mother's intuition is uncanny. She pulled me into a warm embrace and asked what was wrong. I lied, telling her I had accidentally damaged the car on the way back. She held me close, her loving tone soothing, and said it
