CHAPTER 25
ARES“Denise will be here in five minutes,” Aurora said from the doorway.
I stared up at the ceiling and blew out a breath, jaw tight so it wouldn’t quiver. “Why?”
Aurora took a hesitant step into the room and fiddled with the rings on her finger. “Because you need to get better. If you could just listen to Denise and hear her out, then maybe … maybe you can clear your mind of some of these … worries.”
After vowing not to blow up at Aurora, I nodded and rolled off the bed to find a shirt in my dresser. It wasn’t Aurora’s fault that my head had been f*****g s**t lately, but still, I f*****g loathed Denise. I didn’t want her prying.
Grasping my face, Aurora stared up at me through watery eyes. “I just want you to be healthy and … happy again. I want my strong, don’t give a f**
