#71 Confessions Part 1

“So,” I began, my voice softer than I intended, “You promised me. No more secrets. We are going to talk. About everything.”

There was a palpable tension, a weight of unspoken words, and hidden secrets that were now beginning to mar our relationship. I wrapped my hands around the mug in front of me, the warmth seeping into my skin as I watched him. His face was unreadable, but his fingers tightened around his coffee cup in nervousness. I could feel it in the way his jaw clenched and the way his gaze kept shifting between me and the window.

Today, Jake had promised to tell me everything. There would be no more secrets, no more half-truths.

Jake exhaled deeply, his shoulders dropping slightly as he nodded. “Yeah, everything. No more hiding.”

There was so much I wanted to ask, so many things that had been gnawing at me - Sylvie, Asher, the blackmailer, Dane. But I knew Jake had been most troubled about Asher. Because of our past. Our closeness. And though I had a burning curiosity about