Chapter 25 Burning Silence

• Rachel POV
• The silence inside the car was thick, almost tangible, as if every breath we took carried the echo of what had happened that night. My fingers were laced with Jeremy’s, his warmth against my skin the only anchor keeping me from sinking into the chaos swirling in my head.
• I clung to that touch fiercely, like it was the one thing holding me together, a fragile thread bearing the weight of everything I felt. The pulsing beat of the club’s music still throbbed in my ears, mingling with the sounds of the fight—punches, raw anger, the fear that choked me when Brad cornered me in the bathroom.