And now? It was just something she didn’t want. I didn’t realize my nails were digging into my palm until it started to hurt.
Amber didn’t notice. Or maybe she did and just didn’t care.
“And there was this one time,” she continued, peeling another strip, her voice softening again. “I got into a fight with my ex. It was really bad. I blocked everyone, and disappeared for a few days.”
She glanced at me, like she was about to share something intimate.
“Hudson went crazy trying to find me. When he did, he dragged me out of that place himself. He was so angry, I thought he was going to kill someone.” She laughed lightly. “He kept cursing, saying, ‘You think you can just disappear on me like that? I’ll tear this whole city apart if I have to.’”
My heart twisted. I remembered that night too.
New Year's Eve.
He came home late. Different. Rough. Like something inside him had snapped. He didn’t say much. Just claimed me in, over and over again, like he couldn’t stop.
I thought…
I thought maybe he finally wanted me. That maybe, he was starting to feel something.
I was so stupid.