Chloe
The kettle was on fire, steam swirling softly around the spout. I dropped the expensive tea bag into the porcelain cup.
Logan was in trouble.
No matter how many times I repeated it in my head, I couldn't believe it. It was so unbelievable that a man like him could be in trouble. I should have felt dread, but I didn’t. Instead, I felt satisfaction I’d never known. Something that tasted dangerously close to freedom.
I shook my head, steadying my hand as I reached for the kettle.
Ever since Alexander entered my life, no, ever since I let him into my life, I’d started to change. Or maybe I was returning to who I had been before I was buried under Logan’s name and my mother-in-law’s control.
I was about to pour the water when I heard footsteps behind me.
“Hi,” a voice said. “Can I
