Fractured Silence
LAURA’S POV
“You think he’ll ever make you his priority?”
Liam’s voice was calm—too calm—but his eyes were anything but. They flared with something dark, dangerous… and disturbingly right.
“He won’t,” he added, stepping closer. “He’ll keep you hidden in the shadows, like some fragile little secret. You’ll never be his equal, Laura. Just a convenient placeholder until the next scandal hits.”
“Stop.” My voice was barely above a whisper, but it trembled with effort. “You don’t know what you’re talking about.”
“Don’t I?” Liam scoffed, running a frustrated hand through his hair. “He let that photo go viral. He hasn’t come forward to clear your name. He hasn’t even apologized, has he?”
My throat tightened.
No.
No, he hadn’t.
“He’s just… overwhelmed right now,” I tried
