Lena
The cold disappeared.
Not outside.
Inside me.
Like Ethan’s words had frozen something beneath my ribs.
Ava died after a fight.
With Kane.
The snow kept falling.
Nobody moved.
Nobody breathed.
I looked at Kane.
Really looked at him.
And suddenly every warning replayed inside my head.
You should be careful.
You don’t know him.
You shouldn’t trust me either.
My pulse stumbled painfully.
Ethan stood a few feet away, jaw tight.
Zara looked horrified.
And Kane—
Kane said nothing.
That silence hurt more than the accusation.
I swallowed.
“Tell me he’s lying.”
The wind pushed snow across the pavement.
Kane’s expression stayed unreadable.
Too unreadable.
That scared me.
“Kane.”
His jaw tightened.
“It wasn’t like that.”
Not denial.
My stomach dropped.
“That isn’t
