Eliana burst out of the hostel, her chest aching like someone had driven a fist straight through her ribs. Her world felt cracked and broken, her heart splintered into a thousand sharp pieces she couldn't hold together.
All she could see was them—Jason and Sarai—burned into her mind like an ugly scar. Jason's mouth pressed against Sarai's neck, Sarai throwing her head back with that smug little laugh. Their voices rang in her ears, cruel and mocking, tearing through her like glass.
How could they do this to her? Jason, the man she'd planned her future with, the boy she'd grown up loving. And Sarai—Sarai, who'd been like a sister since they were kids, who knew every secret she'd ever whispered in the dark.
They'd crushed her trust like it was nothing. Thrown it in the dirt and stepped on it while they laughed together.
