The silence after the call felt… different. Not just tense. Not just heavy.
It felt like something had finally been exposed — something that had been sitting between them for years without a name.
Now it had one.
And Sophie couldn’t ignore it anymore. “What did you do, Ethan?” Her voice was quieter this time. But sharper. More dangerous.
Because now— She needed the truth.
Ethan didn’t answer immediately. He stood there, still, composed on the outside… but Sophie could see it. The shift. The c***k. Small. But real.
“It wasn’t like that,” he said finally.
Sophie’s chest tightened. “That’s not an answer.”
“It’s the only one you’re getting right now.”
Her eyes flashed. “No,” she said. “We’re past that.”
Silence.
“You don’t get to keep choosing what I know and what I don’t,” she cont
