After a painful breakup, a woman spends years carrying the secret that she once saved the man she loves. He returns believing the worst of her, until evidence of her sacrifice forces him to confront the truth about their past.
Give him the medallion back. Why do you care? Because he'll keep finding reasons to get you alone. You don't want that. He was right. I hated that he was right.
Two nights later, Sadie sent me a screenshot. Weston's message sat at the bottom. Rin Captain's orders. I didn't want to go.
I went anyway. Because I'm not like Weston and looking for me at my workplace. He watched the door like he'd been waiting for this exact second. There she is.
Pour her one. Enzo's eyes cut toward Weston. A glass slid in front of me. Drink.
For old time's sake. I said drink. I don't drink. Learn tonight.
Enzo reached for the glass. Let her drink it herself. Full glass, every time. I drank.
It burned going down. By the fourth glass, the room tilted. Voices blurred into noise. I don't remember standing up.
I remember his arm around my waist, steering me out the back door before I hit the floor. i remember the cold air i remember a room a bed i didn't betray you