Alexander hesitated, then met my gaze. "I had a meeting with Sabrina."
I blinked, surprised. "You did?"
He had seemed so devastated when I brought up the idea of talking to her that I could hardly believe he would go ahead with it. Part of me was annoyed he hadn’t told me beforehand, but mostly I just felt relieved.
It couldn’t have been easy for him to face her, but it had to happen. We needed to make sure that she didn’t cause a scandal that could sink his campaign.
He nodded. "I’m sorry I didn’t tell you beforehand. I should have. But I… I needed to do it."
I could sense the weight behind his words, the turmoil he had been carrying. My pulse quickened, and I braced myself. "What did you learn?"
For a moment, he didn’t speak. Then, with a steadying breath, he sa
