The Rival's Shadow

~HADLEY~

The car door shut hard. The heavy thud echoed in the confined space of the backseat, sealing us inside.

Beckett did not look at me. He stared straight ahead at the dark privacy partition as our driver pulled away from the curb. His jaw was locked tight. I could see the subtle jump of a muscle ticking near his ear. The silence between us felt thick and suffocating, wrapping around my th