Chapter 73

• Amber sat quietly in the back of the car, her thoughts consumed by yesterday’s events. Xavier’s unexpected discovery and her father’s unexpected visit had caught her off guard.
• Jack had come begging for forgiveness, his voice shaky with regret and her heart had been cold to his pleas, but the pain was too deep, too raw. He had hurt her for so long, and this apology—if it could even be called that—felt like a last-ditch effort to repair something that was beyond saving.
• Yet, somehow, she had found it within herself to forgive him.