Chapter 19

• “You don’t trust me, do you?”
• The words hit me like a cold gust of wind, and I froze. I hadn’t expected Funmi to confront me like this—not after everything we’d been through. Her eyes were steady, but the tremor in her voice betrayed her. It was a question that echoed the doubt she’d been struggling with since the moment Kemi had walked into our lives, and it was clear that the tension between us was only getting worse.
• “I trust you,” I said, but the words felt hollow even as they left my mouth.