Chapter 22 : She Tells Him
(Zara POV)
By the time I get back to Jane’s apartment, I already know I am not going to be able to sit on this.
I try anyway.
I drop my bag by the door, take off my shoes, and walk into the living room like nothing has shifted. Jane is on the couch with her laptop, but the second she looks up at me, she closes it halfway.
That look.
She knows.
“What happened?” she asks.
“Nothing,” I say automatically, and even I can hear how unconvincing it sounds.
Jane doesn’t argue. She just leans back and watches me for a few seconds, then gestures toward the chair opposite her. “Sit.”
I don’t move.
“Zara.”
I exhale and sit. For a moment I consider editing it. Leaving parts out. Saying just enough to satisfy her without opening the whole thing up. But the truth is
