Nora raised a brow and accused, "You’re about to pretend that nothing happened between you and the poor guy after you used him for your pleasure, aren’t you?"

"That’s not true," I argued immediately, though her words made my cheeks flush.

She huffed, crossing her arms. "Oh, so you didn’t just suck the soul out of him and leave him pining for you?"

My own soul felt like it was barely holding itself together after everything I’d been through, but it settled ...