Chapter 56

• Chapter 56
• Aurora sat on the same fallen log by the olive grove where she and Liam had shared coffee the morning before. Her tea had long gone cold. She had told herself she would wait. She had told herself she trusted him. Now the sun had passed its peak. The air felt heavy with heat and uncertainty.
• She held her phone in both hands. She stared at the blank screen as if willing it to ring. The minutes ticked past. Ten. Twenty. Thirty. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath.