Luca’s POV

“But I didn’t make a thing up, I was telling the truth, and assuming she had listened to me or even tried to listen to me and understand where it was that I was coming from, then I’d have been able to tell her about what actually happened to me…” She trailed off and fell into silence, the small sound of a sob escaping her throat was the only sound that penetrated the night after a few moments.

I remained silent behind her, with my hand squeezed tight and my mind ...