When I enter Rogan's office, I have no idea what to anticipate. I feel like I should go back and act as though I didn't hear the rumors going on behind closed doors. However, I am drawn onward by something inside of me that goes beyond the increasing pain in my chest. I've heard enough this evening to understand that Aria's return isn't the only aspect of this. There's more—a truth, a secret that nobody is sharing with me.
Earlier, Rogan had been aloof, his remarks piercing and tinged with an unidentified substance. I could tell Aria was still on his thoughts even though he didn't bring her up again. It wasn't just her, though. Something else was present, something he had been keeping from me. I could sense it in the way his hands shook when he spoke her name and in the way his eyes darte
