Chapter Three

For days, I was plagued by the quiet in his study. I kept replaying that scene in my mind on an uneasy loop, his words swirling about me like wind and his steady look daring me to move closer. You may wind yourself at an inappropriate place. I wanted to, which was the issue.

Now it felt like every single nerve in my body was hooked towards him, as if he were a magnet that I couldn't get rid of no matter how much I tried to re-orient myself.

That week, I vowed not to spend any more time at their residence. that I would step back and...