Aaron licked his lips, and an unsteady feeling rose up in Cadence’s stomach. “There is.”

She inhaled and settled herself into her seat, ready to accept whatever it was he had to say, though something told her it would be hard to digest.

“I haven’t told you before… because… I didn’t want to upset you needlessly. But, now that he’s back, I do feel like you should know.”

“What is it?” The question came out slowly, like it didn’t even want to be asked, and he let it sit between them for a moment, let it dissipate like the fog when the sun peeks from behind the clouds.

“Drew didn’t...