The Truth Declared
TESSA
I glanced at the glowing digital clock on my nightstand for the millionth time. Five in the morning. So much for letting the darkness take over. Ivy’s soft, even snores were the only sound in the quiet bedroom. After a sleepless night of endless overthinking, my mind felt like a tangled mess. The memory of Vaughn’s touch and the looming dread of the conversation I needed to have with Oscar