Chapter 315

Soren glanced at me and opened his door, then clrcled around to open mine.

“Want to enjoy some sun?” he asked hesitantly.

I

The weather was pleasant–warm sunlight, a mild breeze. nodded and let him take my hand.

We sat on the car’s hood, gazing at the river.

After a while, he finally asked, “Are you feeling better?”

“Yeah.”

“Your dad’s sick in prison.”

“Yeah. I only found out yesterday.‘

So that was why Cameron hadn’t put on a show–she’d planned this instead.

before asking, “What do you

I said

you off that

said nothing. I knew what he was getting at,

turned to Soren. Sunlight hit our eyes, making us

I said mechanically, “This is my family’s problem. Can you let me

from his

pang shot through my chest. I looked

rotten to the core. Everyone knew it, especially me. Soren knew too, but I still

like me, who’d spent a lifetime pretending to

Next to him, I was so dir–low I wouldn’t even qualify to shine his shoes. How

let my already battered,

have sensed my revulsion. He went quiet

need

nice? You’re so nice it makes me feel guilty. You tolerate me

warmest thing I’d ever basked in. Brighter than

“You’re my girlfriend. If weren’t going to be nice, then why would I

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