The wind interrupted him with a loud gust that rattled the windows like an invader raging to get in. The timing of it made them both jump.
Chrissie wiped the tears off her face with the heel of her hand. “You’re saying he kicked me out to set me free?”
“Possibly.”
“I always thought he did it because I wasn’t good enough for Yatesville anymore. I was a big disappointment.”
“I don’t think so.” His steady certainty felt like a lifeline.
“And then he left me all of this to suck me back in?”
“To do whatever you want,” he corrected. “He’s clear about that.”
Chrissie wiped away another tear. The hurricane lantern trembled in a gust that snuck in through a window crack. The shadows it cast looked almost alive.
“Okay, you’ve now witnessed me having multiple emotional meltdowns,” she said. “
