Chapter 23

• "Why didn’t you tell me?" Cole’s voice is tight, like a rope stretched too far, about to snap. His eyes are fixed on me, but there’s a coldness there that wasn’t there before. A distance.
• “I—” I swallow hard, trying to find the right words, the words that will fix this, that will make him understand. But the truth is, I don’t know if there are any words left.
• He shakes his head, stepping back as if I’ve physically pushed him away. "All this time... you’ve been hiding things from me, Funmi. Hiding us. How am I supposed to trust you when you keep everything from me?"