Kelsi felt like a zombie as she went about her day in a robotic manner.
Yesterday sucked. It was the worst day of her life ever since she’d come to the city.
Forced into the city, she corrected herself. She didn’t want to be here anyway. If only things had happened differently, if only she hadn’t been kidnapped, then she wouldn’t have to meet him and end up in this predicament.
The messy encounter she had with Aki last night left her feeling empty and tired. It hurt her that he didn’t talk to her. All she’d wanted from him was reassurance. She wanted him to tell her that everything was going to work out, like he said. She wanted to know if he was willing to fight for them, because if he did, then she would too.
But what did he do? He kept his mouth shut, and even if she did tell him to
