Ellie's POV

　　After I met with Ryan and Luke, I headed back to the office. On my way back, I could not stop thinking about how impressed I was with my first meeting with Ryan.

　　For the first time, I felt like someone saw me for who I was. That alone was an energy boost after everything I had been through for the past few weeks.

　　With excitement written all over my face, I could not help but smile anytime I thought about how confident Ryan was about me, ...