SAMUEL PARK Minutes before... I stood paralyzed, staring at the door where Catherine had just exited. Something inside me was collapsing. There were so many emotions all at once that I couldn't explain what I was feeling. But the way she had looked at me, the desperation, and the shame on her face, left me deeply shaken. Why? Damn it! "This girl is crazy, Samuel, to come in here like that!" Rose's outburst pulled me from my thoughts. "I need to know why she came here," I said, still confused by the whole situation. "No, Samuel, nothing justifies her barging in like that," she said, furious. I ran my hands through my hair nervously as I tried to think clearly. "Rose, leave," I said, finishing adjusting my clothes. "What?" she asked, surprised. "I need to go after Catherine. I want

