Chapter 124

Allison's POV

Just a light, lingering touch. And she said her name—I heard it clear as day."

I paused, breathing in the stale air of my living room, the quiet too stark after the storm of my words.

"Gabriella" Thee name felt sharp on my tongue, like a splinter of glass.

And then the deeper, more unsettling memory surfaced, cold and unexpected, pulling me up short in the middle of my rambling indictment.

I leaned back into the armchair, the sudden stillness amplifying the ...