“No matter what happens, I want you to know that you’re my best friend, and I love you. No one and nothing will ever come between us.”
I wrinkle my forehead. “Is this about the baby?”
“There’s no baby.”
“You’re not pregnant?”
“No.”
“I’m very confused.”
“I’m here because Declan needed to take care of some business, and it wasn’t safe for me to be around him while he did.”
With a deep sense of surprise, I realize what she’s saying. “But he thought you’d be safe with Kage?”
“Yes. Well, sort of.” She winces. “Like I said, it’s complicated.”
“So uncomplicate it for me.”
She exhales a slow breath, then murmurs regretfully, “I can’t.”
Now I’m even more confused. “Did he give you an ultimatum? Like it was him or me or something?”
“No. He said he’d never make me choose.” She looks down
