Sara’s POV
“I told you what I believed at the time. What I still believe.”
“Belief isn’t enough,” I said, my voice rising. “I need facts, Jude. I need to know what really happened that night.”
He leaned back, staring at me with a mixture of sadness and frustration, so I thought. “Sara, there are things you don’t understand. Things I didn’t want you to get involved in. The truth is complicated, and I was trying to protect you from it.”
I shook my head, my heart racing. “Protect me? By letting me believe a lie?”
Jude’s face hardened. “Richard is lying to you. He’s trying to turn you against me, against everything I’ve done for you.”
I stood up, unable to sit still any longer. “I can’t do this anymore. I can’t keep living in this shadow of doubt. If you can’t give me the truth, then I’
