Chapter 9

Astrid’s POV

I snapped out of my trance before I even saw it coming. Rhett moved away from me, and just then, my brother’s voice floated in from the kitchen island.

A sudden wave of guilt slammed into me, hard and suffocating.

What had I just done?

Why was the weight of it only hitting me now?

I’d let my brother’s best friend touch me in ways he shouldn’t have–while my brother was just a few feet away, making us dinner. Was that even ...