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I froze. That voice—steady, warm, familiar. My heart began to pound. Slowly, I lifted my eyes to the rearview mirror. Brown eyes, the same eyes I had just mourned at a graveside, stared back at me.
He pulled the car off the road and parked on a quiet side street. His hands gripped the wheel so tightly his knuckles whitened. Then he turned to face me fully.
“I’m sorry, Liora,” he said softly. “Please, let me explain before you hate me.”