Echoes of Betrayal

Thalia’s POV

The freezing night air bit into my exposed skin as I collapsed onto the concrete curb. I stared down the empty asphalt, my chest heaving as the catastrophic mess inside that house caught up with me. Anger and humiliation churned in my stomach. The devastating truth of who that woman really was kept looping through my mind, making the biting cold feel entirely secondary.

"Thalia." Be