Echoes of Lies

Calla’s POV

The tension inside the stopped SUV was suffocating. Vaughn leaned aggressively over the front seat, his handsome face twisted with raw, unfiltered anger. His massive shoulders blocked out the pale moonlight filtering through the windshield, casting long, menacing shadows over me.

"You expect me to believe that?!" he demanded. His booming voice echoed in the enclosed cabin, rattling