Forbidden Confession

Cora's POV

My phone buzzed for what felt like the hundredth time that morning, vibrating insistently against Lexi's coffee table. I didn't even glance at it.

"Your phone has been ringing off the hook for the past hour." Lexi emerged from the kitchen with two steaming mugs, eyeing me with that look, the one that knew I was full of shit but was giving me space to come clean on my own terms. "You're