Nadia He turns to me, a curious smile playing at his mouth. “Why gives you the impression that I like her?” “Cole,” I say, snapping my eyes shut. “Don’t even make me roll my eyes at that – they’ll go so far back they’ll never come forward again –“ He laughs and I open my eyes to renew my glare. He sighs and shakes his head. “I’ve known her for a long time, Nadia. Our relationship is complicated. She wasn’t like that at the start – or at least, I wasn’t aware of it. And she’s not always like that. Rose has many…layers.” “Yeah, but you know she’s horrible now,” I say, shaking my head, not getting it. “So why do you like her? Why don’t you just kick her out?” “Is that what you want?” he asks, glancing at me and then staring into the fire. “Me to just…remove obstacles for you? You took

