RIO
The drive to Bethany’s trinket shop was a silent one, and not one of those comfortable silences. It was like nails on a chalkboard.
I needed to stand firm and remember why I was upset.
He abandoned me!
Sure, he didn’t owe me blind loyalty at this point, but I’d never prejudge someone so harshly, much less as a guest in my home. It's basic human decency.
Or so I thought, anyway.
When Wolf dropped me off at Bethany’s, I was still boiling with disappointment and anger. He was not the person I hoped he was, and maybe it was my fault for having expectations without getting to know him first.
With rolling luggage dragging behind me, I left the truck and briskly entered the small shop.
The bell overhead chimed, alerting Bethany, and I was instantly greeted with a big, welcoming smile
