LILA
Callum rushed after me, his footsteps heavy on the floor, but I was done. I couldn't take any more lies or half-truths. "If you're not going to tell me the truth, then don't bother."
"I promise you," Callum said, his voice low and almost pleading, "you don't want to know this."
I stopped and spun around to face him. My chest felt tight with anger and hurt. "You don't get to decide that for me, Callum. I deserve the truth. You owe me that."
He flinched but didn't move. The air between us felt thick with tension, and I could sense the truth hovering there, heavy and unspoken. "Is this about my parents?" I asked, keeping my voice steady even though my heart was racing. "Did you find something?"
His silence told me everything.
I scoffed, bitterness rising in my throat. "You lied t
