Chapter 92 Shadows Before The Storm

• BRIANA
• I sit alone in my office, the glow of the computer screen painting my face in cold light as I scroll through the emails Linda forwarded earlier. Each message feels heavier than the last, the words blurring together as the truth I learned today continues to sink in.
• After the meeting, after learning what really happened to my parents and just how far Marcus is willing to go, I needed space. I couldn’t handle the bonfire, the laughter, the celebration. Not when all I could feel was the weight of everything I thought I knew crumbling apart.