Chapter 71

RAINA

It had been a few days since the incident with Eliza, and Faith was a mess. Her usual radiance was dulled by the appearance of a lost and broken person. I did what I could; I tried to be there for her, holding her hand through the storm. But I could see in her eyes that she was losing herself.

I sat down next to her on the couch and listened as she let out a trembling breath. "I believe him," she whispered, voice cracking under the weight of her doubt. "At least, I want to. But why did it have to be her, Raina? Why Eliza, out of all people?"

That question hit me hard too. Why Eliza? What could she possibly want with Dominic when Alex had always been the one she chased after? It didn't make sense, and the thought gnawed at the back of my mind.

Faith dug a spoon into a tub of ice cream, shoveling another bite into her mouth before I snatched it away.

"Faith, enough," I chided her gently. "You have a newborn to think about. Caleb doesn't need his mot