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."

his lips into a thin line,

to being in control. For the first time, he

the burning resentment in Briony's eyes,

her car, her figure looking heartbreakingly

swallowed hard, fighting through the pain that gripped his chest. Almost without thinking, he reached

froze, but didn't

go,” she said. Her voice was hoarse and lifeless, carried away by the wind, leaving only a lingering

release her. He stared at the way she hung her head, his emotions swirling,

"If you

glare. "Are you trying

but for a long moment, no sound came.

those words

and Stella

She couldn't bear

I won't say it again. Let go of

but he

this moment, for

was only to glare at him with all

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