Chapter

53

I gulped down over half the glass. "He left Chiverton a while ago.

"Hmm?" Lena sat cross-legged across from me, her face curious.

"I turned him down, so he left. Apparently, he had work to do," I said making Lena pause.

"He left? Didn't he try harder?" Lena shook her head. This guy lacks persistence."

"He knows when to back off, he's not the clingy type," I said, thinking about Hayden's rugged and sturdy demeanor.

Lena tilted her head, looking at me. If he had tried a bit harder, would you have-"

"No," I cut her off. "I won't use one person to heal the wounds another man caused."

*So, no one can easily replace Jace Lena concluded

I gave a faint smile. "Jace agreed to break up with me."

Lena was stunned.

Johnstons. I need to clear things up with Matthew and Lindey. Jace and I...

or that I felt relieved.

letting go of not just Jace, but my youth and all my beautiful

my mood, Lena stretched out her long leg and nudged

with

laughed. "Yeahs, out with the

I stood up. Tm going to take a

I turned on the faucet. The water sprayed

flowed down my hair,

eyes...

arrived at the Johnston residence, it was just after lunch. Lindey was tending to

you're back! I've missed you so much. You had your

my hand, looking both angry

I heard

your fault," Lindey said, pulling me to the

up a grape and popped it into my mouth. "Are you feeling better

better," Lindey

face made it hard for me to say what I needed to say. But I knew

asked, "Where's Matthew?

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