AMBER
At first, I thought I had misheard them. My heart beat so fast it felt like it was trying to leap out of my chest. I looked from Ethan’s face to Zac’s, then to Jamie and Toby. None of them denied it. None of them rushed to say it wasn’t true. Their silence told me more than words ever could.
I stepped back, my legs shaky, my body trembling like a leaf in the wind. “What… what do you mean you were there?” My voice came out cracked, thin, like it barely belonged to me.
Ethan tried to reach for me, but I shoved his hand away. “No, don’t. Don’t touch me. Just… just tell me.”
Zac rubbed the back of his neck, his eyes downcast, guilt in his face. “Amber… it’s not what you think.”
“Then explain it!” I snapped, my voice rising louder than I intended. “Because right now, it sounds like y
