Chapter 40: He’ll Push Back
Lizzie
“That went downhill pretty quickly,” I said at last, the words slipping out slower than I intended as I lowered myself onto the edge of the bed.
My body felt heavier than it should have, like the tension downstairs had followed me up here and settled into my bones, refusing to let go.
I dragged my palms over my thighs absentmindedly, staring at nothing in particular, still hearing the echoes of Savannah’s voice in my head. “I didn’t expect that from Sav. At least not like that.”
Reese didn’t sit immediately. He lingered for a second near the door, like he was listening to what was still happening downstairs, to the muffled sobs, the low sound of Alyssa’s voice trying to soothe something that couldn’t really be soothed.
Then he finally moved, exh
