ADLEY

I feel so embarrassed.

I was aware of the fact that this day would come that I had to face and end this foolish, irrational fear of the unknown. Knowing that it was only in my head, I couldn’t let that trauma control my life.

Mykel was right. And I’d been too caught up with the illusion that I could live with it. And I had been living with it for sixteen years.

“Adley, I’m still waiting.”

“Yes.” Mykel slipped the ring into my finger and kissed my hand. As soon as I said ...