"Are you nuts? Of course, I am still angry. Just because I get why you did it doesn't mean it was not a disgusting betrayal of my trust," Violet told Ryan.
His face crumpled a bit. He had thought he was helping; he'd just wanted to protect her. But he still didn't get the point.
"You had no right to go behind my back like that. You should have told me everything from the start and let me make my own decisions. How can you expect me to trust you when you don't trust me?" Violet asked.
"It was not my secret to tell," Ryan replied.
Violet pushed the plate of pastries away. "You are not even listening to what I am trying to say," she told him. "You are just trying to justify yourself."
He sighed. "Well, what are you trying to say? Just say it."
Violet took a deep breath. She did not want
