Chapter 221

• BRADY
• My heart lodged into my throat at Tess’s words. Of course, women had said that to me before, but I’d never believed it. And they’d never said it on the heels of me admitting the same to them…mainly because I’d never uttered those words to anyone before.
• I’d never felt like I’d needed anyone. It was a mentality I’d started developing in my early twenties after my career took off and money exposed the depth of the relationships in my life. My “friends” turned out to be moochers, and my parents judged me for choosing a career over family.