Chapter 51

~Frey~

I heard him, but my mind can’t process why my boss was rambling like a toddler learning the meaning of words and repeating them over and over.

Silence swelled between us. The car air conditioning was still purring, the engine ticking like it was catching its breath, just like I was. My fingers were curled tight around the material of the seat belt, knuckles pale, heart still trying to jump