Beyond Apologies

The words landed so sharply that Gideon felt his whole body lock up. A strange, unfamiliar fear rippled through him. "Audrey, what's that supposed to mean?" he asked, lifting his gaze to hers.

Audrey's eyes were rimmed red, shimmering with tears she refused to shed. His chest tightened like someone had reached inside and squeezed his heart with a fist, and for a second, breath simply wouldn't co