Chapter 24
After an exhausting day at work, Anna returned home, her entire being aching with guilt and shame. It was so wrong, and yet, Professor Scherer had once again convinced her to walk down that slippery path.
Emotionally drained and exhausted, all she wanted to do was sleep. And forget. But when she approached the apartment building, a huge man sat on the steps, jumping up when he saw her approach.
“Anna…please. Can we talk?” Peter begged her. “Please?”
She squinted her eyes at him, nodding. She was too tired to fight another battle today. Then she walked around him, needing her space, because she knew the moment he touched her she would sink bawling into his arms.
“Come in,” she said as she unlocked the door and set down her purse on the side table. Biting her lower lip, she t
