She paused to pour more pancakes. “When I think about that, I remember the Adam I knew before that night. He was always so friendly, and he was as much a social underdog as I was. We only differed in that he wanted to be a part of Brent’s ring. I didn’t. I accepted that, though, because when he and I used to hang out, he was cool. Then Brent tried to prove I was his possession. Adam really did lose it, I think, when Brent hurt me that night. He ceased to be my lovable friend.”
“He betrayed you because he changed.”
Aelissm tilted her head. In the past year, she hadn’t slowed down enough to take a step back and analyze her situation. Pat’s words, which sounded more like he was thinking out loud than asking her opinion, were the absolute and painful truth. Why hadn’t she ever realized it be
