Chapter 31

Katherine looked at the floor. Talking to him about this was hard. Since she had given him a big speech Five years ago about how Mitch cared about her. “No…” she said. Her eyes were still on the floor. “I adopted Tim months after we broke up. Things got sour pretty quickly between us… And Mitch became… Ermmm.”

Jensen frowned. He touched her chin and lifted her head gently so she could face him. Katherine looked up into his fevered scrutiny.

“Did he hit you?” he asked tightly.

Katherine shook her head before the volcano in his eyes could erupt. “No, it’s nothing like that. Mitch didn’t…abuse me. At least not the way you think,” she sighed. “He just became… Harsh and verbally abusive. He became distant. Very different from the guy I left with.”

“I’m sorry that you got hurt,” Jensen said, his hand moved from her chin and he gently cupp