Tyler's POV
“What happened to her?” Emily asked softly.
I froze. My hand was still around her waist, and my heart was pounding hard. That question wasn’t something I ever wanted to answer again.
I swallowed slowly. “It’s… complicated,” I murmured, loosening my hold around her and sitting up. She followed, her gaze fixed on me expectantly.
For a long moment, I couldn’t look at her. I just stared at my hands. They were shaking slightly. “Well… she…” My voice trailed. Damn it. I hated this. Even saying it made it real all over again.
“She got…” I sighed, my throat tightening. “…molested.”
Emily’s eyes widened. “What?”
I nodded faintly, my jaw clenched hard. “We came back one day and found her…” I paused, the image flashing again in my head. I could still
