Salt in the Wound

DAPHNE

Brie stared at me, her eyes wide with disbelief, her mouth slightly open like she was struggling to process everything I had just told her. Then, suddenly, she blinked, shook her head, and let out a sharp breath.

“Okay, wait,” she said, lifting a hand as if to physically stop the flood of information. “Let me get this straight—you’re telling me that Dominic was nearly murdered, someone trie