Ariana's Pov
"Who did you see?" For a few seconds, Kian didn't answer.
Then he pushed himself off the bed and walked towards the window. I watched him from where I sat.
The city lights glowed beyond the glass, painting faint reflections across the room. He stood there with both hands in his pockets, staring outside like the answer was somewhere beyond the darkness.
I waited.
"So?" I asked again.
His jaw tightened.
"That woman."
I frowned. "What woman?"
"The girl's mother."
Confusion crossed my face. "What about her?"
Another silence. Then he laughed quietly. The kind of laugh people let out when they're remembering something they wish they weren't.
For a second I thought he wasn't going to answer at all but then he finally spoke.
"That's my mother."
I blinked. "What?"
His
