Dahlia's POV
The sunlight streaming through the car window felt harsh against my skin, almost unbearable in its intensity.
I pulled my gaze away from Adeline, letting a bitter smile curve across my lips. After all these years, she remained completely oblivious to the truth behind Cece and Wash's deaths. The promises she had whispered to Cece before her departure were nothing but empty words, lies meant to pacify a desperate man.
The realization hit me like a physical blow. I could finally understand why Cece had chosen to take Wash with him into death. He must have sought Adeline out at some point, only to discover she had built a new life with another man, carrying another man's child in her womb.
Cece couldn't bear the crushing weight of reality destroying his cherished hopes. That's why he chose the ultimate escape, dragging Wash along with him.
But the answers I desperately sought would remain forever buried with them.
