"It doesn't make your compliance any less bad," Milo argued back.

"Yeah, well... what can I even do at this point? I'm as bad at changing Taylor's mind as you are. If she pressures me, and I can't do anything to stop it..."

"Pressures?" Milo repeated.

"Poor choice of words. She isn't forcing me against my will, but-"

"Then you have willpower. If you have any say at all, use it. Make it all stop. It's that easy, Quinn."

"It's not that easy and you know that," I replied, finding my power voice.

It came out a bit louder than I wanted, so to prevent further eyes on us, Milo...