Walking away from Rowan didn’t help the situation, but I’d needed to cool down. The unfortunate part was that she wasn’t the true source of my anger. I was upset with my cousin for getting involved in s**t he shouldn’t have. I was annoyed at my dad for thinking my actions revolved around the damn governor. I was furious that Rowan was in danger. And maybe worst of all, I was pissed at myself for lashing out when she’d already been through so much. I should have just been glad she was speaking to me at all, but her insinuation that I only wanted her for access to her father had struck a nerve. It made me wonder if she saw me at all. I paced in the bedroom for a half hour before I worked through the emotions enough that I was ready to talk to her again and smooth things over. Only, when I we
