Chapter 33

“I do want to be here, but I live in the city because I work there. I need to be there, Sophs, and I can’t just drop everything. I’ll come back and forth.” He shrugs patiently.

“Jake works in the city, and so does your dad, but they both live here.” I point out snootily, willing him to see that I need him to stay with me. Brimming with simmering anger and heartbreak all at once, my heart beats faster, and my breath hitches as panic creeps through me alarmingly. I pull myself out of his embrace and pick at the hem of his hoody, which is still on my body like a warm hug. I turn away and stare across my room to find a point of focus, to calm myself from an all-out breakdown of epic proportions.

“They fly to work twice a week at most; I don’t like flying and would have to do it daily. I also train to fight in the city, so it wouldn’t work. Sophs, this isn’t about me needing to be here. This is about you needing to be here until you’re emotionally stronger.” He tries to angle