Cat. When she peeked around the corner, she saw Addis with someone pushed against the wall. He pulled back when he saw her and released the man, who turned to her suddenly. “I just wanted to talk to you, Cat,” Cory started, and Cat tensed, just noticing that she had been holding her phone out like it was a weapon that would protect her. She quickly dropped her arm as Addis pushed him against the wall again. “By meeting her in an alley when she’s all alone,” he growled. “I told you to stay away from her.” “You’ve got no say in this,” Cory started to argue, and Cat could tell that Addis was barely containing his anger. “But I do,” she spoke out, glad that her voice sounded strong and clear, in direct contradiction to how she felt. “I don’t like the way things went the other day, Cory.

