Aurora froze. Wasn't this still controlling her? She'd only get freedom by doing what he wanted? She shook her head.

Mason felt like his head would explode.

After a long pause, he circled back to the beginning. "Why are you breaking up with me? Have you fallen for Chris?" he asked.

Aurora was exhausted from flying back and forth these past couple days. She'd planned to crash on the lounge chair at Ruth's place for a quick nap.

The airplane food was awful, and Chris ...