“Hannah,” he said, his voice barely above a whisper.

He settled himself on a stool, his unease palpable as he struggled to find the right words.

She set her phone aside, her expression becoming one of concern.

“Come on, Edwin.

Just tell me what’s bothering you.

“I was wondering…” he began, his voice laced with a hint of apprehension.

“Did she… Did Jenny from the Garza family cause trouble for you again because of me?”

Mentioning Jenny’s name stirred something in him, something unpleasant.

The mere thought of her brought back memories of the gathering, a nightmarish event that had scarred him physically and emotionally.

He’d avoided women ever since.

“No.

Not at all,” Hannah replied, her voice level and reassuring.

and

“I’m glad you’re okay.

emotion, his words weighed down by the memory of

darted nervously towards

sure it wasn’t

heavy with apprehension

her finger against the bedside table, an eyebrow

I lie

“No, of course not.

that it wasn’t

out a heavy sigh,

Jenny, then why would

was thin,

one

Hannah wavered as he

me,” he said, his voice tight

away, her face a

things that aren’t your

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