CHAPTER 26: THE BROKEN EDGE
The drive was quiet. The usual hum of the engine felt different this time. There was a heavy silence that weighed down the air between Arianna and Harry, Damien’s driver.
Arianna stared out of the window, the city blurring by in a haze of speed.
Her mind, however, was racing—too many thoughts colliding, too many unanswered questions.
She hadn't spoken for most of the ride. The words she wanted to say felt trapped, swirling somewhere deep inside her chest.
The hum of the car’s tires against the road was the only sound that filled the space between them.
Harry’s presence was steady, almost like a silent protector, but Arianna could feel the weight of everything pressing in on her. She didn’t know how to unpack it; the termination letter, the chaos at work
