Unspoken Truths

DAPHNE

It was almost six when I heard the faint rumble of Dominic’s car pulling into the driveway. I glanced at the clock on the wall and sighed. The tension from earlier—Declan’s unexpected visit and everything he’d said—still weighed heavily on me. I had been debating whether to tell Dominic all day, but every time I thought about it, the knot in my stomach grew tighter.

When the front door open