Manon

The moment the door shut behind Kyren, I let out a breath I didn’t even know I’d been choking on. Poof. Just like that, all the guilt, all the weight pressing down on me evaporated. I smiled stupidly to myself and, for the first time all day, I suddenly felt lighter. Hungrier. Like I could eat an entire pizza by myself while binge-watching bad stand-up comedy until dawn.

My eyes drifted to my chest and—ugh. My hand was pressed right over my heart. And worse? My cheeks were hot. ...