Liam glanced sideways at her, his grip tightening briefly on the steering wheel. “Is there anything you want to tell me, darling?”

Carla’s heart skipped a beat. The question came out of nowhere, slicing through the quiet. She froze for a second, her mind racing. Forcing a tight smile, she turned to him. “Not at all, why?”

Liam’s jaw tensed, but he kept his gaze on the road. “No reason. I just asked.”

The silence that followed was heavy, thick with unspoken words. Carla shifted in her seat, feeling the weight of Liam’s question linger in the air. Her fingers drummed nervously against her thigh as she tried to focus...