An Unspoken Tension
Mark hadn’t heard about the sale yet, but he picked up on my vibe. ‘Something feels…different around here,’ he mused, glancing over the fields.
I shrugged it off, hiding my turmoil behind a practiced smile. I wasn’t ready to handle more probing questions.
I valued his friendship too much to drag him into this mess, and besides, I didn’t have the energy for another lengthy explanation.