Chapter 47

• — Clare LeBlanc —
• The last few days had been absolute chaos. The tension was crushing me, and the feeling that I was about to lose control at any moment haunted me like a dark cloud. I didn’t know how much longer I could keep this from Alexis, but honestly, I wasn’t even sure I had the strength to tell him.
• Sitting on the living room couch, my phone rested in my lap, the locked screen reflecting my face. I knew that at some point, I would have to face Alexis, tell him everything, expose my messy life all at once. But something was stopping me, a mix of guilt and fear that paralyzed me. If Alexis found out... what would he think of me?