Aria’s POV
I opened the door. The moment my eyes fell on Kane, my heart sank sharply, my pupils instinctively tightening.
The next second, my gaze had already shifted to the thick stack of files in Rhett’s hands.
Kane had been gone for seven whole days.
I didn’t need any explanation to understand what he had brought back.
“… You found it?”
My voice was hoarse, as if something were stuck in my throat.
Rhett nodded and moved the files slightly toward me.
“It’s all here.”
He paused, his tone low. “Do you… want to read it?”
Just from his expression, I knew these things were probably far more cruel than anything I had imagined.
My fingers unconsciously clenched the hem of my clothes. My heartbeat lost its rhythm in my chest, thudding again and again, making me panic.
I had always to
