Liam
“Boss…” Allen’s voice cut through the silence as he pulled over beside me.
I exhaled sharply, running a hand through my hair as I turned to him. The car’s headlights illuminated the dimly lit road, casting long shadows across the pavement.
I hadn’t entirely disappeared after leaving Arlene. No, I had been there, lingering in the background, watching as the car drove away with her inside.
It wasn’t until she was safely out of sight that I let myself go, running, pushing my body to its limits, desperate to clear my head.
But it hadn’t worked.
Arlene had struck a chord in me. Again.
She had done it years ago, without even realizing it. And now, after just a week of being back in my life, she was doing it all over again.
I wanted to believe that whatever this was between us, this
