Alex let out a slow hm. He tilted his head slightly, studying his friend with the precision of someone who already knew it was going to be messy—he just didn’t know how bad.

And Liam kept going.

— When I realized someone was listening behind the door… — he said, clenching his jaw — I said a few things to make whoever was outside believe it was just a couple’s fight. — He paused. Took a deep breath. — But… some of those things were true. — he admitted in a tense whisper. — And she didn’t believe