Unspoken Despair

Dominic hurried to follow, but Cleo tried to shut him out, swinging the door closed.

He stuck his foot out to block the door from closing.

She just ignored him, left the lights off, and walked straight upstairs without a word.

She closed her bedroom door, took a shower, and when she came back out in her pajamas, she found Dominic in her room, waiting for her.

Dominic's gaze dropped to her knees—th