The Weight of Absence

Brynn’s POV

By the way Harper’s cheeks reddened from my statement alone, I already confirmed the answer. However, she shook her head, vehemently denying the allegation.

“What are you talking about?” she whisper-shouted. “Lachlan is…”

She paused for a second, like she was carefully picking the safest answer from a pile of dangerous ones, before shaking her head once more.

“Lachlan’s my best friend.