Chapter 195: I know

The car ride after that call was a graveyard of unspoken words. The hum of tires against the road, the occasional laugh from the twins in the backseat, it all felt muted, like someone had turned the volume down on the world and left Mara alone with her thoughts.

She could still hear Rafaal’s voice. I love you more than life itself. And her own cowardly response. I know.