Her voice drifted through the stillness. "You wronged me. The day I put Dawnblade on hold, I almost walked straight out of Adrian's office. The only reason I stayed was because I didn't want the projects under me to be swallowed up by other departments." "I wanted to leave them to people I trusted. I was worried you'd have a hard time after I left. I was planning to hand some of my most important projects over to you. I looked out for you. And you stabbed me in the back." "Ryan, your life being difficult isn't my fault. So I can't accept being hurt for that reason. And I won't forgive you." "As for whether I'll forgive you someday... that depends on how my life turns out. If my life ends up worse than it is now, then you'll always be guilty in my eyes. But if my life ends up better tha

