Sara’s POV
The ride back to the hotel was quiet, but my mind was anything but. The streets passed by in a blur, and I kept replaying the conversation with Thomas over and over. Richard had ordered the murder of my parents. Jude had covered it up. And I had been left to live in a web of lies. The truth was out there, but getting it would mean putting myself directly in the line of fire.
Yet, despite everything, my thoughts kept circling back to Zack. I had told him to stay away, to give me time, but now I realized how much I needed him. He had been there for me through everything—through the grief, through the pain—and right now, with my world turned upside down, I needed him more than ever. I missed him. His warmth, his presence, the way he always made me feel like I wasn’t alone in the
