He had quite the nerve—quite the audacity—to actually come back here after saying those hateful words right to her face, and then trying to alpha-male his way back into the group like nothing had happened. The arrogance of it was almost unbearable. It was like he thought one grand gesture or a few nice words could undo all the pain he had inflicted.
Neither Matt nor I had supported the idea of Cora going after them—of her wanting to reconcile with both Will and Mike—but of course we let her. Of course, we encouraged her, because that was what we did. That was who we were. We stood by her, even when it hurt, even when we thought it was the wrong decision, because loving her meant trusting her heart—even when it led her back to the ones who had broken it.
Both of them had always been very
