Chapter 9
At long last, the truth had come to light, and it was so much worse than Kyle had known. Him not showing up was bad enough, but Abbey thinking he’d actively thrown away her friendship, her family—almost nothing could have hurt her more.
She believed him. There was no question of that, not with the tears and instant self-recrimination. God, he hated that. Hated that she’d blame herself for believing someone else’s lie. He’d needed to comfort and soothe. And he’d needed to ask for a second chance, even if she needed time to consider, to work through the views she’d held on to for so long.
But that wasn’t his Abbey. She made swift, definitive decisions based on the information in front of her. Right now, that was him—humbled, desperate, and aching.
She launched herself at him, h
