Chapter 49 Necessity

• Ava
• It was only moments after I saw Chris retreat inside that I found myself hurring up the steps to the Packhouse’s entrance, my heart pounding in my ears. Leonard’s words replayed over and over in my mind—there was a way for Chris and I to be together, if that was truly what we both wanted.
• But did he want that? After the look of anger and disdain he had shot me moments before disappearing inside, I couldn’t be certain of anything anymore.