CHAPTER 096

AUDREY'S POV

“Well, tell me then.”

Our mom’s voice sliced through the thick tension in the room. The warmth and excitement she had shown moments ago were slowly giving way to confusion, maybe even unease. I didn’t blame her—what we were about to reveal wasn’t the kind of thing one could process in a heartbeat. Even I hadn’t fully wrapped my head around it yet.

Declan hesitated. I could see it in t