Chapter 22
- I knew better.
- Because if there was one thing I knew about gambling, it was the house always wins. Eventually.
- This was no exception.Afterward, he'd held me for a long while before slipping into his clothes and going out my door, leaving me alone to feel the piercing in my chest that I had already started getting used to. It didn't make it hurt any less. But it wasn't a surprise either. It was expected.