Chapter 39: You're Grieving
Reese
Savannah’s face didn’t just fall—it emptied.
The color drained from her skin so quickly it was almost unnatural, like someone had reached inside her and pulled something vital out, leaving behind only a hollow shell struggling to make sense of the space it used to fill.
Her lips parted without sound at first, her eyes widening as if the words Roman had just spoken were still suspended somewhere between his mouth and her understanding, refusing to land properly.
“What?” she breathed. Then, more urgently, like if she said it louder it would change the meaning, “No… Mom?”
Her hand flew to her mouth, fingers trembling, pressing hard against her lips as though she could physically hold back what was rising inside her.
But it didn’t work. Nothing coul
