Chapter 73

Kelly POV

I could not sleep at all. How could I even try? My mind was completely restless, and my thoughts were all tangled up in Anderson and his ridiculous behavior from last night. What did he think he was doing, trying to kiss me like that? The nerve of him! I gripped the sheets tightly in my hands, feeling heat rising up to my cheeks. If I had not been so stunned in the moment, I would have kicked him where it hurts. Shameless man.

By the time dawn finally broke through the window, I was already pacing back and forth across the room. It was our last day here in Florence, and I was beyond ready to leave this place behind along with everything that it represented to me. Anderson had stirred up old wounds that I thought were closed, and while I hated to admit it to myself, he had left a crack in the armor that I had spent so long building around myself.

“Kelly, you okay?” Adrian’s voice called out from the living room, snapping me back to reality.

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