A sharp, panicked breath escaped me.
“No…” I whispered, then louder
“No!”
Every memory I had spent weeks trying to bury rushed back at once...Sydney’s body, the explosion, the threats.
My chest tightened as the truth clawed at me. It didn’t make sense. It shouldn’t make sense. But the evidence sat in my hands, Rafael....
My vision blurred. The car felt smaller with every passing second.
“Where’s Rafael?”
I asked
Silence.
I leaned forward, gripping the seat.
“Where is he? Answer me!”
The driver flinched. “Boss is meeting us at the airport.”
The airport.
So I was leaving. Again. Just like that, my entire life was being cut loose.
I stared down at the ring...huge, shining, heavy. Celebrities rings are even smaller than this.
The anger rose so fast I almost choked on it. I t
