Damien I drove straight to her mother’s house without thinking about anything else. My hands stayed locked around the wheel the entire way, and every turn felt too slow even when the car pushed far beyond the limit. Nothing in me cared about traffic or lights or how reckless it looked from the outside. The only thing I could think about was Aria leaving like that, her face pale with confusion and hurt, her steps unsteady in a way I had never seen before. Each thought doubled back on itself, twisting the same accusation through my chest until it felt like pressure building behind my ribs. You let this happen. You pushed her into this. By the time I pulled up in front of the house, my pulse was doing its own frantic rhythm. Warm light came from behind the curtains, hinting someone was still awake. I got out of the car quickly, slammed the door harder than I meant to, and walked straight to the entrance. I didn’t knock softly. I hit the door once, paused, then knocked again hard
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