Leila’s breath hitched as the figure stepped out of the shadows, their faces slowly becoming visible under the flickering streetlight.
It was Eric.
The man she had thought was gone forever—vanished from her life without a trace years ago—was now standing in front of her, alive and very real. The one who had broken her heart so completely that she’d vowed never to let anyone get that close again.
Sophie’s gasp mirrored Leila’s shock, her wide eyes darting between them. “Who… who is this?”
Leila couldn’t find the words. Her mind was spinning, her heart pounding so hard she thought it might burst. What was Eric doing here, after all this time? And how was he connected to Marcus?
Eric’s eyes locked onto hers, intense and unreadable. The years had changed him. He looked harder, more guarde
