CHAPTER 51
Rena
The hallway outside Dad's room seemed too narrow, the air too thin. My lungs refused to cooperate as I pressed my back against the wall, my heart slamming against my ribs like it was trying to escape.
I hadn't meant to eavesdrop. God knows that wasn't my intention when I fled from Armani's presence minutes earlier. Something about him still made my thoughts scatter like autumn leaves in a strong wind. I'd made it all the way to the facility's main entrance before realizing my purse was still sitting beside the chair where I'd abandoned it.
When I returned, Armani's voice drifted through the partially open door, and his words froze me in place.
"I love her, Mr. Foster. I love Rena more than I've ever loved anyone."
My world tilted. The floor beneath me seemed to sway a
