Chapter Nine Tanner I almost knocked on Griffin’s door to see if he was okay, but thought better of it. Whatever went down between him and Cort was none of my business, though from what I could see it looked like they had an argument. Despite the passage of years, I still felt those bonds of friendship, and the thought of Griffin in pain made my stomach clench. But, we were no longer friends. Just because we’d partied together the previous night didn’t mean we were besties. On the contrary, after seeing Griffin’s temper recently, I figured I’d best keep my distance. When I got inside my apartment I stretched out on the couch and stared at the ceiling. All I could think about was the look on Griffin’s face as it slowly shook back and forth as Cort rushed down the stairs, not once looking

