“Well, it’s a good thing we aren’t together anymore, then.”
“Yes, I think it is.” He tucked his phone away but showed no sign of leaving.
I looked away, not wanting his attention. I just wanted to be left alone to mull over what I’d just seen, but that wasn’t going to happen. As much as seeing that video burned me to the core, I knew it was Elio’s part of the plan. I knew this moment was coming and what it meant when it did, that Elio needed to make a move because something big happened at home. Still, it hurt.
“You never heard of him seeing anyone all the time you were together?”
“Not to my knowledge,” I whispered, hating to say anything remotely bad about Elio. He might be a lot of things, but when he was created, they had me in mind.
“He never hurt you?”
“I never said that.” The w
