Someone had set events into motion knowing exactly what would happen.
"This wasn’t just an accident. It can’t be. We were living just fine. No problems. No threats. No warning signs. One minute he was active and teasing me about stopping for pastries on the way home, and the next—" My voice broke, the words shattering as I pulled back from Hailey’s shoulder, my hands curling into fists at my sides. "People don’t just end up like that for no reason. Not Giovanni. Not when everything was finally… good."
Hailey didn’t interrupt me. She never did when I got like this. She just held me tighter, her chin resting against the top of my head, her arms wrapped around me while the world tilted dangerously beneath my feet. Dominic shifted closer, his presence heavy, protective, the Alpha in him radi
