She stared blankly at her phone, still showing Roman’s name in her call log. He’d refused to answer all her numerous calls, and he’d left all her messages unread.

He hadn’t called, hadn’t texted, hadn’t even come by.He’d done exactly what she told him to do, to stay away. And somehow, that broke her even more.

She wiped at her eyes with the back of her sleeve, whispering to herself, “He should’ve known I didn’t mean it.”

Her voice cracked, barely audible.

“He ...