Summer's words stopped me cold. My heart clenched hard in my chest.

But I pulled myself together and shoved her away.

I stared her down, my voice ice-cold, "I don't have time to stand here and listen to your nonsense."

She smirked, her eyes glinting with something sharp and unreadable. "You know whether it's nonsense or not, Ryan. Deep down—you know."

She stepped in closer, scanning my face like she was searching for the slightest crack in my expression.

I ...