VIGGO The tension between Rylee and Jonathan had been building for a while, and now it all seemed to be coming to a head. Jonathan had kept a major secret from her, leaving her in the dark about the fact that his sister wasn’t pregnant. Rylee had every reason to be furious, and I couldn’t blame her for wanting to confront the issue head-on. It wasn’t hard to imagine that Jonathan had spun a story, making Rosie’s supposed loss of the baby a tool for manipulation. It was cruel, but typical of him. She sat across from me, her face determined, yet a glimmer of vulnerability lingered in her eyes. She had made up her mind about what needed to happen. “I want to end this chapter of my life once and for all,” she said, her voice calm but resolute. “I’m tired of holding on to resentment. Your

