Chapter 92

Stewart strode straight over, blocking Briony's path.

She stopped and slowly lifted her gaze to meet his. Her eyes were empty, drained of any trace of emotion.

He looked at her, a strange, sharp ache twisting in his chest. "I'll get a search team organized-"

Crack!

A sharp slap cut him off mid-sentence.

Stewart's head snapped to the side. For a stunned moment, he just stood there, brows pinched in confusion before he finally turned to look at Briony.

Her hand—still trembling from the blow-fell limply to her side. She tried to clench her fist, but her fingers shook uncontrollably. She'd put everything she had into that slap, and now she had nothing left.

But she refused to let Stewart see her weakness. She glared at him coldly. "Get out of my way."

Stewart's expression darkened.

Cedric Clarke hurried over, grabbing Stewart by the arm and pulling him aside. "Let it go, man. She's not herself right now-you're only making things worse."

lips into a thin line, his dark eyes stormy and

For

But when he met the burning resentment in Briony's eyes, he was left adrift, at a loss for what

She turned and walked toward her car, her figure looking heartbreakingly slight against

the pain that gripped his chest. Almost

froze, but

lifeless, carried away by

way she hung her head, his emotions swirling, but

nearly frantic. "If you want to apologize, just

glare. "Are you trying

for a long moment, no

right now, those words felt

and Stella

couldn't bear to look at

won't say it again. Let go of

jaw clenched, but he didn't

mind-still desperate, in this moment, for Briony to turn

if it was only to glare at him with all the hatred she

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