This was exactly what I feared—being used, becoming someone's backup plan, just like I was with Logan.

It wasn't that I didn't care about Grace and Nate. I was just trying to shield what little was left of my heart.

"Damn," Meg said as she sauntered toward my desk.

I sighed, already bracing myself.

Meg had this knack for getting under people's skin. She thrived on meddling where she didn't belong.

"All this food," she said, ...