Chapter 263

A week had passed since Evie’s lunch with Rose at the Cozy Nook, since the aching sound of Leo’s voice in that recording had seared itself into her mind. His confession played on a loop, inescapable, stirring feelings she’d buried and questions she’d refused to face. This shadowed her daily routines.

Evie stepped out of the shower, steam curling around her, her skin damp as she wrapped a towel ar