Chapter 22
Jett put the food he had picked up at the nearby market on the table. His apartment was the safest place he could think of for Madeline to stay. But it was a rental he had for only a week. His life was adrift. He was used to it, though, and was quite content with what he did.
But the sight of her living in his apartment triggered all the memories and the dreams they had shared. He hadn’t revisited those feelings in a long time. His line of work had never given him the luxury. He needed a long-term solution for this.
Madeline still lay on the sofa, staring at the wall as if he didn’t exist. He offered the bed, but she wouldn’t take it.
He crouched next to her on the sofa. “You can’t do this to yourself, Madeline. You have to eat. You have to get up. I know it’s hard, but that
