Cassie's life has been centered around proving others incorrect for so long. Her parents had never set high standards for her, telling her not to get her hopes up but to settle for mediocrity instead. She had made it her duty to disprove them. She wanted them to finally acknowledge that she was more than mediocre.

It was the same with Nathan. She had few chances to show him that she was worthy of him, and she had failed. All he'd done was scratch an itch with their normal sex routine. ...