Adrianna:
After lunch, the atmosphere in the cabin had grown thick with tension. The sunlight that filtered through the windows no longer felt warm but heavy, suffocating. Sawyer’s presence had been a grounding force for me, but now, with Ashton here, the balance felt off. There was no escaping the pull between my past and present, and the weight of it all seemed to settle on my chest.
Sawyer stood up from the table, his eyes flicking between me and Ashton. "I’ve got work to do at the farm. I’ll leave you two to it." His voice was calm, but there was an edge to it—a warning that this wasn’t a decision he made lightly. He gave me a soft smile, one I couldn’t quite return, before heading out the door without another word.
I watched him go, my heart tight with guilt and confusion. I hadn’t
