NOLAN
And it also gave me satisfaction of saying “They were wrong". Mum and all of them. I could make it in a world of humans. You see, every f*cking person I have ever met here has seen me as what I was— a man. A driven one who was held in high regard. My mum was dead wrong about everything.
Also, and quite worth mentioning, work served as a well welcome distraction from thoughts of Emily, who, it should be noted, had yet to respond to any of my texts.
"No, don't dwell on her," I cautioned myself. "Forget her, you know you have to."
I needed to try and erase her from my mind—the kiss and everything that transpired during my last trip to Darkwood. Look, being with Rue has been quite splendid, despite the challenges we encountered. A major plus point was that she had no ties to Darkwo
