Chapter 21

RAINA

Three things plagued my mind, circling like vultures over my exhaustion. Liam. That bitch Eliza. And Alex.

Alex now knew the truth about Dominic. The real truth, not the one Vanessa and Eliza had painted so cruelly years ago. Should it matter to me? Could it change anything after all this time? I wasn’t sure. But the mere thought of it—it chipped away at the walls I’d spent so long building, threatening to let the anger and pain flood back in.

I shook my head as if the movement could clear away the turmoil brewing inside me.

“Raina!”

Dominic’s voice startled me, cutting through the fog of my thoughts like a whip.

“What?!” I snapped, the word sharper than I intended.

He stood in front of me, his expression a mixture of concern and confusion. “Why are you shouting at me?” I demanded, folding my arms as if I could shield myself from the wave of guilt creeping in.

His hands went up in a gesture of surrender, his brows knitting togeth