Chapter 43

• Freya didn't know why she was looking for a connection with him. Maybe she recognized how similar they were. He was bitter, and she was angry. He wanted casual, and she... she didn't think she could afford anything else with everything that went on in my life. But she couldn't forget how it felt when he touched, and showed his cruelty.
• "Are you there?" Jake asked.
• "Sorry," clearing her throat, "sorry. Had something stuck in my throat. Something bitter that I had to spit out."